| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| インク | インク |
Pronunciation: インク
How to Say It Outloud: inku
Usage: used as a direct loanword from English for 'ink'
Example Sentence Japanese:
このプリンターにはインクが必要です。
このプリンターにはインクが必要です。Example Sentence English:This printer needs ink.
This printer needs ink.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 墨 | すみ |
Pronunciation: すみ
How to Say It Outloud: sumi
Usage: used to refer to traditional ink, especially used in calligraphy
Example Sentence Japanese:書道には墨を使います。
書道には墨を使います。Example Sentence English:We use ink for calligraphy.
We use ink for calligraphy.Dictionary
インクインクCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n2
Noun- ink
- Ink
墨すみCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- sumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
- squid ink; octopus ink
- carpenter's inking string
- Inkstick
インキインキCommon word
Noun- ink
朱肉しゅにく
Noun- thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
入れるいれるCommon wordjlpt-n5
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
Transitive verb
- to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
Transitive verb
- to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to
Transitive verb
- to include
Transitive verb
- to pay (one's rent, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to cast (a vote)
Transitive verb
- to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to turn on (a switch, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to send (a fax); to call
出血しゅっけつCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
- bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
Suru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
- bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
- Bleeding
墨汁ぼくじゅう
Noun- India ink; China ink
- ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
朱墨しゅずみ
Noun- vermilion ink stick; cinnabar ink stick
墨絵すみえ
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- ink painting
薄墨うすずみ
Noun- thin India ink; diluted ink
魚拓ぎょたく
Noun- ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; gyotaku
- snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
- Gyotaku
墨袋すみぶくろ
Noun- ink sac (in cephalopods)
- Ink sac
スパッタリングスパッタリングCommon word
Noun- ink spattering
- sputtering
- Sputtering
墨摺りすみずり
Noun- woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
烏賊墨いかすみ
Noun- squid ink
- Cephalopod ink
消えないインクきえないインク
Noun- indelible ink
墨書ぼくしょ
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- writing in India ink
赤あかCommon wordjlpt-n5
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- red; crimson; scarlet
- red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
- Red (i.e. communist)
- red light (traffic)
- red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
- complete; total; perfect; obvious
- copper
- red 5-point card
- Aka
- Red
筆ふでCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- writing brush; paintbrush; pen
- writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush
- writing (composing text); the written word
- (land) lot; plot
- Ink brush
水滴すいてきCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- drop of water
- vessel for replenishing inkstone water
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