ink

Japanese: インク

〘noun〙 (ink)⸨ink⸩ (During the Meiji period, "ink" was predominant, but later "ink" became the norm) A colored liquid used for writing and printing. Usually refers to ① when used alone. ① A liquid for writing with a pen or fountain pen. There are red, green, black, blue, and indigo blue, but the most widely used indigo blue (blue-black) is made by adding ferrous sulfate to tannic acid. ※Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun - July 2, 1874 (Meiji 7) "However, pens, ink, etc., may be purchased separately." ② Printing ink. ※Black rice (1923)〈Nagai Tatsuo〉"The damp smell of lead, paper, and ink that is peculiar to a printing company." ③ A colored liquid for writing with ballpoint pens, felt-tip pens, and various other writing implements. [Etymology] Regarding the two word forms, "ink" and "ink," there are two theories: one is that the original word for "ink" (to) is the Dutch word "inkt," which was introduced in the mid-Edo period and became established, and then "ink," which is of English origin, spread; the other is that the influence of the Dutch was not actually large, and that although both have English origins, "ink" first became established, and then "ink," which is a phonetic form of "ink," became established.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (ink)⸨インキ⸩ (明治期は「インキ」が優勢、のち「インク」が普通になった) 筆記や印刷などに用いられる有色の液体。ふつう単独で用いる場合は①をさす。① ペン、万年筆を用いて筆記するための液体。赤、緑、黒、青、藍青などがあるが、最も広く用いられる藍青色（ブルーブラック）はタンニン酸に硫酸第一鉄を加えたもの。※東京日日新聞‐明治七年（1874）七月二日「但ペン、インキ等相用候節は、別途買上相渡可申事」② 印刷インク。※黒い御飯（1923）〈永井龍男〉「印刷所特有の、鉛や、紙や、インキの湿った臭ひ」③ ボールペン、フェルトペン、その他各種の筆記用具で筆記するための有色の液体。[語誌]インキとインクの二つの語形については、インキ（ト）の原語をオランダ語の inkt と考え、江戸中期に渡来して一旦定着した後に、英語を原語とするインクが広まったと考える説と、オランダ語の影響は実際には大きくなく、同じく英語を語源としながら最初はインキが、そして続いて音転形のインクが、ともに定着したと考える二つの説がある。

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