Word Meaning 翰墨

かんぼく kamboku

翰墨 is read as かんぼく (kamboku) and means brush and ink.

Meaning

English

  1. brush and ink
  2. writing
  3. drawing

Reading

Kana

かんぼく

Romaji

kamboku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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入れ墨

いれずみ

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)

日墨

にちぼく

Japan and Mexico

中墨

なかずみ

centre line (usu. in buildings, joinery, etc.)

水墨

すいぼく

ink painting

石墨

せきぼく

graphite

白墨

はくぼく

(piece of) chalk

古墨

こぼく

old ink stick

赤墨

あかずみ

vermillion stick

遺墨

いぼく

autographs (brushwork) of departed person

水墨画

すいぼくが

India-ink painting

墨絵

すみえ

ink painting

墨付き

すみつき

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

Example Sentences

1

そふはたいしょくご、かんぼくにしたしんでいる。

My grandfather enjoys writing and calligraphy after retiring.