Meaning of uke-e | Babel Free
ˈuːkeɪˌeɪDefinitions
A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s.
Equivalents
日本語
有卦絵
Examples
“This print⟳ uses letters as part of the picture but is also an example of an uke-e (lucky print⟳). […] On entering a good luck phase a person would receive⟳ gifts such as this print⟳ containing seven words beginning with the syllable fu (from fuku = happiness).”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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