sumi

[ soo-mee ]

/ ˈsu mi /

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noun Japanese.

black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.

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How to use sumi in a sentence

Two years later he appointed his eldest son, Assur-nadin-sumi, viceroy of Babylon.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People|A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
We should then straightway urge forward our robust troops, and make straight for Sumi-Zaka.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
But tell me, O wise Sumi, where I can find the last of the accursed race who has brought this doom on my son?'
The Grey Fairy Book|Various
The watches were delivered up to Sumi and they went their way, while I remained behind curious to see what would happen.
The Grey Fairy Book|Various

For some weeks now we have lived by this means, and the two daughters of Siroco have never failed to return to Sumi each night.
The Grey Fairy Book|Various