墨
Black Ink
Meanings
Black Ink, India Ink, Ink Stick, Mexico
On'yomi
ぼく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
すみ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
墨 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
墨 (Black Ink) is taught on WaniKani at level 46 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1616 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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