浮世絵

Japanese
浮世絵 (ukiyoe): a woodblock print by Hiroshige, and example of ukiyo-e artwork.
Kanji in this term
浮 世 絵
う(き)
Grade: S		 よ
Grade: 3		 え
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

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

Noun

浮世絵 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 浮世繪, hiragana うきよえ, rōmaji ukiyoe, historical hiragana うきよゑ)

  1. ukiyo-e, Japanese paintings and woodblock prints of the Edo period
  2. erotica
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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