sumi

[ soo-mee ]

noun

, Japanese.

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The programme will be anchored by Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda - who'll be joined by US special correspondent Katty Kay and others.

From BBC

BBC presenter Sumi Somaskanda took the picture below at the rally and says: “People were literally packed in and the crowd stretched out onto the airfield.”

From BBC

One such alternative is wood fly ash, a by-product of pulp mills and coal-fired power plants, explains Dr. Sumi Siddiqua, with UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering.

From Science Daily

Whimsical, slightly spooky creatures in clay and sumi ink by artist Saya Moriyasu emerge in “Ozeki 尾石 — Tail End of a Stone.”

From Seattle Times

Her whimsical, slightly spooky creatures in clay, as well as in sumi ink on paper, drip and bubble with underworldly, mystical delight.

From Seattle Times