Where does “浮世絵” come from?

浮世絵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

浮世絵 (Japanese): ukiyo-e, Japanese paintings and woodblock prints of the Edo period

Definitions

  1. ukiyo-e, Japanese paintings and woodblock prints of the Edo period

Ancestry of “浮世絵”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
2Middle Chinese繪—
Every word from Middle Chinese 繪 →Every word from Japanese 絵 →