Word Meaning 墨版

すみはん sumihan

墨版 is read as すみはん (sumihan) and means key block (in woodblock printmaking).

Meaning

English

key block (in woodblock printmaking)
key plate (in 4 colors process printing)
K plate

Reading

Kana

すみはん

Romaji

sumihan

Writing Variants

スミ版 すみはん sumihan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 126148 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

墨消し

すみけし

blotting out characters with ink