Memory phrase for the Kanji: 墨


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Meaning ink, ink stick

Pronunciation

BOKU
sumi

Explanation

Top: black (The underside of the pot on the fire is black.), bottom: earth

Mnemonic


 
Black earth is used for ink.

Radicals

blackComprises village and fire . but here: seen as a cooking pot, whose underside is stained black.
earthground, soil
village
fireBoth the radical renga and this radical are used for fire.
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 Vocabulary

入れ墨 いれずみ  tatoo
すみ  ink

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