浮世絵
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 浮 | 世 | 絵 |
| う(き) Grade: S |
よ Grade: 3 |
え Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 浮世繪 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 浮世 (ukiyo, “the floating world, the pleasure quarters”, in reference to the first main subject area) + 絵 (e, “picture, illustration”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- ukiyo-e, Japanese paintings and woodblock prints of the Edo period
- erotica
- Synonym: 春画 (shunga)
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN