inkstone
A stone mortar used in East Asian calligraphy to grind ink sticks with water.
I ground ink on the inkstone and started calligraphy practice.
inkstone case; inkstone box
inkstone-washing event before Tanabata
Standard kanji spelling for inkstone.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
The kanji 硯 is composed of 石 (stone) and 見 (see), reflecting its use as a stone tool for preparing ink. The reading すずり is native Japanese.