墨 (Sumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick”.
Meanings
- nounsumi; India ink; Chinese ink; ink stick; ink-cake
- nounsquid ink; octopus ink
- nouncarpenter's inking string
Examples
墨を染料として使うと面白い模様ができます。
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).