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Meaning of gyotaku | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A traditional form of Japanese fish printing.

uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 魚拓

Examples

“In Japan the tradition of fish printing, or gyotaku, goes back to the 1800s, when fishermen began using ink and paper to record their catch. Ms. Sessler, who studied design in college, began making her fish prints two winters ago, when her husband got home from a long fishing excursion.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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