すくも

Japanese

Noun

すくも • (sukumo) 

1. 泥炭: peat
2. a dye made from indigo plants
   • 2018 July 12 (last accessed), “Sukumo ai o tatete myō”, in Aikuma Senryō‎^[1]:

     すくも藍(あい)200(にひゃく )g(グラム)を水(みず)の中(なか)に浸(ひた)しこみ、塊(かたまり)をほぐします。

     Sukumo ai nihyaku guramu o mizu no naka ni hitashi komi, katamari o hogushimasu.

     Steep 200 g of sukumo indigo in the water and allow the mass to loosen.