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N2 Noun

(すみ)sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string

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    1. Noun

      1.

      sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake

    2. Noun

      2.

      squid ink, octopus ink

    3. Noun

      3.

      carpenter's inking string

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    墨 【すみ】

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      イカの(すみ)()(くろ)だ。

      The squid ink is pitch black. {sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string}

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      鍋底(なべぞこ)(すみ)から()(くさ)いにおいがします。

      There is a burnt smell coming from the ink at the bottom of the pot. {sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string}

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      (ふで)文字(もじ)()くために(すみ)(ふで)用意(ようい)しました。

      I prepared ink and a brush to write characters with a brush. {sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string}

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      イカやタコは(てき)()かって(すみ)()習性(しゅうせい)があるのだとか。

      It is said that squids and octopuses have a habit of spitting ink at their enemies. {sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string}

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      これから習字(しゅうじ)授業(じゅぎょう)があるから(すずり)使(つか)って(すみ)()らなければならない。

      I have to grind ink with an inkstone because I have a calligraphy class from now on. {sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string}

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