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Meaning of ukiyo-e | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/uːˌkiːjəʊˈeɪ/

Definitions

A Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life.

Equivalents

Français ukiyo-e
日本語 浮世絵
Русский укиёэ́

Examples

“Like many Ukiyo-e artists, Jacoulet hires woodcarvers and printers to convert his ideas into prints.”
“The masters of Ukiyo-e, the woodblock print, like Utamaro, immortalized its great courtesans and its famous houses of prostitution.”
“Starling looked past Carter, to an ukiyo-e woodcut of a Kabuki player.”

CEFR level

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

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