Etymology

haboku

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Today it means: A technique of using splashed ink in brushwork painting, especially for painting a landscape. Full definition →

Japanese 破墨
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  1. Japanese · derived from破墨
  2. English todayhaboku

From Japanese 破墨 (haboku はぼく), from Middle Chinese 破 (pʰà "broken up") + 墨 (mok "ink") (compare Mandarin pòmò 破墨, Cantonese po³-mak⁶ 破墨).

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