墨

inking the outlines of a picture

India-ink drawing

autographs (brushwork) of departed person

writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship

certificate; certified document; authorization; authorisation

(the) thumbs up; seal of approval

Historical term; Original meaning

paper with signature of the shogun or lord

printed characters (as opposed to Braille)

banks of the Sumida river

graphite; black lead

inkpot; ink bottle

inking; going over in ink

Zoology

ink sac (in cephalopods)

soot on the bottom of a pot or pan

squid ink

inked marking string

standard; inked timber marking string

Formal or literary term

scented India ink; fragrant sumi

Honorific; Formal or literary term

your esteemed letter; your highly regarded writing

marbling print; paper marbling

vermillion stick; red ink

artist; writer

woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only

ink painting style

Idiomatic expression

diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; snow and ink

blackening the face

person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)

墨版 only; Printing

key block (in woodblock printmaking)

Printing

key plate (in 4 colors process printing); K plate