Word Meaning 墨守

ぼくしゅ bokushu

墨守 is read as ぼくしゅ (bokushu) and means adherence (to custom, tradition).

Meaning

English

adherence (to custom, tradition)

Reading

Kana

ぼくしゅ

Romaji

bokushu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb ✓ Rank 90005 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

旧套墨守

きゅうとうぼくしゅ

clinging to old customs

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨書

ぼくしょ

writing in India ink

墨入れ

すみいれ

inking

墨場

ぼくじょう

meeting place for calligraphers and painters

墨家

ぼくか

Mohism

墨付け正月

すみつけしょうがつ

event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

墨書き

すみがき

inking the outlines of a picture

墨画

ぼくが

India-ink drawing

墨流し

すみながし

marbling print

墨付け

すみつけ

blackening the face