墨 means black ink
India ink, ink stick, Mexico
Black earth: black ink.
On'yomi
- ボクboku
Kun'yomi
- すみsumi
How it's built
- 黒
- 土earth
Common words
- 墨すみsumi; India ink
- 入れ墨いれずみtattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
- 亜墨利加アメリカ(United States of) America; United States
- お墨付きおすみつきcertificate; certified document