sumi-e

noun

Japanese ink wash painting

OriginJapanese 墨絵 →
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Meanings

nounsumi-e (uncountable)
  1. uncountableJapanese ink wash painting

Origin

  1. Japanese墨絵
  2. Englishsumi-e

Borrowed from Japanese 墨絵 (sumie).

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sumi-e. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sumi-e

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