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Kanji Detail for 墨 - "ink, calligraphy, black"
墨
- Meaning
墨 means "ink, calligraphy, black."
Ink - Black ink used for writing and painting; Chinese ink.
Calligraphy - Written or painted works using ink.
Black - Dark in color; ink-colored.
Ink line - A carpenter's tool for drawing straight lines.
Tattoo - Permanent marks made with ink on skin.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
black ink; India ink; ink stick; Mexico
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
ink; writing
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
ink; writing; Mexico
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Black color. (Mencius) "Face deeply darkened." Meaning in mourning, the face appears dark. | Black pigment. Made from soot. That produced in old Huizhou Prefecture, Anhui, is most famous, called 徽墨. Often used for writing. Hence a calligrapher's handwriting is called 墨寶 (ink treasure). | 墨刑: One of the ancient five punishments. Tattooing characters on the face and filling them with black ink. | 貪墨: Referring to corrupt officials who take bribes and twist the law. Also called 墨吏. | During the Warring States, there was Mozi. He taught universal love. All who follow Mozi's teachings are called 墨. Such as 儒墨 (Confucians and Mohists). | A country name. Abbreviation for Mexico. In North America, southwest of the United States. The eagle dollars commonly used in old times were minted there, hence also called 墨銀.
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