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nihonga

nihonga noun: paintings made in a traditional Japanese style, typically executed with brushes on washi paper or silk.

Noun

nihonga pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) paintings made in a traditional Japanese style, typically executed with brushes on washi paper or silk

Origin of nihonga

Japanese 日本画

Questions about nihonga

What does nihonga mean?
Nihonga means paintings made in a traditional Japanese style, typically executed with brushes on washi paper or silk.
What part of speech is nihonga?
Nihonga is a noun.

Words near nihonga in the dictionary

  1. nihils
  2. NIHL
  3. Nihoa
  4. Nihon
  5. Nihonbashi
  6. nihonga
  7. Nihonglish
  8. Nihongo
  9. nihonium
  10. Nihonjinron
  11. Nihonmatsu

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