Word Meaning 墨染

すみぞめ sumizome

墨染 is read as すみぞめ (sumizome) and means mourning dress.

Meaning

English

mourning dress
priest robes
priesthood
dyeing black
dyed black
dark

Reading

Kana

すみぞめ

Romaji

sumizome

Writing Variants

墨染め すみぞめ sumizome

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 128305 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

墨に染まれば黒くなる

すみにそまればくろくなる

people are formed by their surroundings

墨染め衣

すみぞめごろも

priest's black robe

墨染めの衣

すみぞめのころも

priest's black robe

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

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