墨 Black Ink

Radical Combination

• 黒

  Black
• 土

  Dirt

Meaning

Primary

Black Ink

Alternative

Ink

Mnemonic

You use black dirt to make black ink. That's what you use to write in black!

Hints

Make sure the dirt you're using to make black ink is really, really black. Like the kind you find around volcanoes or something.

Readings

On’yomi

ぼく

Kun’yomi

すみ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Be careful that you don't spill black ink on anyone or anything. If you do, you have to own it. Imagine spilling black ink on someone, and when they confront you, you yell, "Yeah I got black ink on you, so sue me (すみ)!"

Hints

Imagine yelling "SUE ME!" at someone's face, which is covered in the black ink you spilled there.