expression, noun

  1. squid ink.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
イカの墨 いかのすみ
烏賊
 
烏賊の墨 いかのすみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

black ink, India ink, ink stick
すみ ボク すの (8th, N1)
black
くろ コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ