1. MexicoUsually written using kana alone
墨西哥: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
1. writing in India ink
すみつきざめ
墨付鮫
1. whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)Usually written using kana alone
スミツキザメ
すみながし
墨流蝶
1. Asian constable (species of butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus)Usually written using kana alone
スミナガシ
すみず
墨摺り
1. woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
墨刷り 【すみずり】
1. adherence (to custom, tradition)
1. banks of the Sumida river
1. blackening the face
すみ
墨つぼ
1. ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces
2. inkpot; ink bottle
墨壺 【すみつぼ】、墨壷 【すみつぼ】
すみつしょうがつ
墨付け正月
1. event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)See also 小正月