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絵描き

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
絵 描
え
Grade: 2 		か
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
繪描き (kyūjitai)
絵書き
絵描
絵かき

Etymology

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Compound of 絵(え) (e, “picutre”) + 描(か)き (kaki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 描(か)く (kaku, “to paint; to draw”)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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絵(え)描(か)き • (ekaki) ←ゑかき (wekaki)?

  1. the act of painting, drawing
  2. artist; painter
    Synonym: 画家 (gaka)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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