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Meanings
- sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake
- squid ink, octopus ink
- carpenter's inking string
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Example sentences
I like grinding ink in calligraphy class.
Characters written with ink have a unique beauty.
Pasta made with squid ink is rich in flavor and popular.
The carpenter used an inking string to draw precise lines on the lumber.
Since ancient times, ink has been used as an indispensable material in the calligraphy and painting culture of East Asia.
Related words
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
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More N2 words
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
View detailstop and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
View detailsto prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
View detailsto peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
View detailsto step aside, to move (out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
View detailstime, years, days, (one's) life; the Moon and the Sun
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