Word Meaning 墨書き

すみがき sumigaki

墨書き is read as すみがき (sumigaki) and means inking the outlines of a picture.

Meaning

English

  1. inking the outlines of a picture

Reading

Kana

すみがき

Romaji

sumigaki

Writing Variants

  • 墨描き すみがき sumigaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 46520 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

墨書

ぼくしょ

writing in India ink

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

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

墨消し

すみけし

blotting out characters with ink

墨守

ぼくしゅ

adherence (to custom, tradition)