This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボク、すみ
Romaji: boku, sumi
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: すの
Romaji: suno
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Meanings

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  203
Frequency:  1616
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-7-7
Korean Reading:  mug
Chinese Reading:  mo4
Unicode:  58a8
JIS:  4B4F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2753
Nelson Index: 5404
New Nelson Index: 1086
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b11.4
Four Corner Index: 6010.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1821
Gakken Index: 1431
Japanese Names Index: 2230
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5469X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0254
Remembering the kanji Index: 175
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1167
Kodansha Compact Index: 363
Kanji in Context Index: 1695
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1763
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2400
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 177
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 187
Essential Kanji Index: 1494
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3423
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3672
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1696

Words

(すみ)
sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
墨画 (ぼくが)
India-ink drawing
入れ墨 (いれずみ、しせい、ぶんしん、げい)
tattoo
お墨付き (おすみつき)
handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation; certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
薄墨 (うすずみ)
thin or diluted ink
(ぼく)
Mexico
墨書 (ぼくしょ)
writing in India ink
水墨 (すいぼく)
water and ink; ink painting
白墨 (はくぼく)
blackboard chalk
眉墨 (まゆずみ)
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
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