Keyword
black ink
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig187
Old form墨
Readings
すみ
(68%)
ずみ
(16%)
ぼく
(14%)
ぼっ
(1%)
Composed of
black
earth
Used in kanji (1 in total)
follow around
Used in vocabulary (115 in total)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Examples (7 in total)
Um, is this sumi ink?
By the way, since paper and ink are also precious, they are basically not used.
When attacked by an enemy, a squid squirts ink.