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Where does “墨絵” come from?

墨絵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

墨絵 (Japanese): sumie, Japanese ink painting

Definitions

  1. sumie, Japanese ink painting

Ancestry of “墨絵”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
2Middle Chinese繪—

Words derived from “墨絵”

  • sumi-e
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