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haboku.

A technique of using splashed ink in brushwork painting, especially for painting a landscape.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɑˈboʊ.ku/US
  1. A technique of using splashed ink in brushwork painting, especially for painting a landscape.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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