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emaki

emaki noun: a Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative.

Noun

emaki (plural emaki)

  1. A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative

Forms of emaki

pluralemaki

Origin of emaki

From Japanese 絵巻 (emaki, “picture scroll”).

Questions about emaki

What does emaki mean?
Emaki means a Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative.
What part of speech is emaki?
Emaki is a noun.
What is the plural of emaki?
The plural of emaki is emaki.

Words near emaki in the dictionary

  1. emails
  2. emailware
  3. emajagua
  4. Emajõgi
  5. emakalim
  6. emaki
  7. emalangeni
  8. Emaline
  9. EMALS
  10. emamectin
  11. Emami

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