Vocab Info
N2 Noun
墨sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
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sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
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squid ink, octopus ink
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carpenter's inking string
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墨 【すみ】
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イカの墨は真っ黒だ。
The squid ink is pitch black.
鍋底の墨から焦げ臭いにおいがします。
There is a burnt smell coming from the ink at the bottom of the pot.
筆で文字を書くために墨と筆を用意しました。
I prepared ink and a brush to write characters with a brush.
イカやタコは敵に向かって墨を吐く習性があるのだとか。
It is said that squids and octopuses have a habit of spitting ink at their enemies.
これから習字の授業があるから硯を使って墨を磨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.
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