墨ぼく

noun

Mexico

Abbreviation for 墨西哥 (メキシコ). Used in historical or abbreviated contexts; modern Japanese normally uses メキシコ.

See also: メキシコ

• 「墨ぼく」は古ふるい地ち図ずでメキシコを指さす略りゃく称しょうとして見みられることがある。

  In old maps, 墨 can sometimes be seen as an abbreviation for Mexico.

noun

Mohism

Rare abbreviation for 墨家 (ぼっか), the school of thought founded by Mozi. Mainly encountered in historical or philosophical texts.

See also: 墨家

• 「墨ぼく」一いち文も字じで墨ぼっ家かの思し想そうを表あらわすことがあるが、通つう常じょうは「墨ぼっ家か」と書かく。

  The single character 墨 can represent Mohism, but it is usually written as 墨家.

noun

ink

Archaic reading for 墨 (すみ). In modern Japanese, 墨 is read すみ for 'ink'.

See also: 墨

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは「墨ぼく」を「ぼく」と読よんで墨ぼく汁じゅうを指さす例れいがある。

  In old documents, 墨 can be read as ぼく to refer to ink.

noun

tattooing (ancient Chinese punishment)

Historical abbreviation for 墨刑 (ぼっけい), a punishment in ancient China where the face was tattooed. Not used in modern contexts.

See also: 墨刑

• 「墨ぼく」は古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの刑けい罰ばつである墨ぼっ刑けいを略りゃくした言いい方かたとして歴れき史し書しょに現あらわれる。

  墨 appears in historical records as an abbreviation for 墨刑, the ancient Chinese punishment of tattooing.