Meaning

1 senses
  1. A Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life.

    укиёэ́ukijoé

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life:

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 浮世絵 (ukiyoe), from 浮 (uki, “floating, fleeting”) + 世 (yo, “world; e

Borrowed from Japanese 浮世絵 (ukiyoe), from 浮 (uki, “floating, fleeting”) + 世 (yo, “world; era”) + 絵 (e, “image, picture”).

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Forms

plural: ukiyo-e

See also

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