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朱墨 (しゅずみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

朱しゅ墨ずみ

also: しゅぼく

しゅ

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Meanings

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noun

vermilion ink stick; cinnabar ink stick

Refers to a solid ink stick made from cinnabar or vermilion, used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting for red seals or corrections.

書しょ道どうの先せん生せいは朱しゅ墨ずみで添てん削さくを入いれた。
The calligraphy teacher made corrections using a vermilion ink stick.

Written forms

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- しゅずみ
  Standard kanji spelling; しゅずみ is the more common reading.
- しゅぼく
  Alternate reading; less common than しゅずみ.

しゅぼく

Kanji

朱vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
墨black ink, India ink, ink stick

Similar words

墨すみ
墨 is a general term for ink stick, usually black; 朱墨 specifically refers to the red vermilion variety.
朱しゅ肉にく
朱肉 is red ink paste used for seals (hanko), while 朱墨 is a solid ink stick ground with water for brush writing.

Etymology

Compound of 朱 (vermilion, cinnabar) and 墨 (ink stick). The reading しゅずみ combines the on'yomi of 朱 with the kun'yomi of 墨, while しゅぼく uses on'yomi for both characters.