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sumi-e

sumi-e noun: japanese ink wash painting.

Noun

sumi-e (uncountable)

  1. Japanese ink wash painting

Origin of sumi-e

Borrowed from Japanese 墨絵 (sumie).

Questions about sumi-e

What does sumi-e mean?
Sumi-e means japanese ink wash painting.
What part of speech is sumi-e?
Sumi-e is a noun.

Words near sumi-e in the dictionary

  1. sumfin
  2. sumfin'
  3. sumfink
  4. Sumgait
  5. sumi
  6. sumi-e
  7. Sumida
  8. sumie
  9. Sumihiro's theorem
  10. Sumiko
  11. Sumilang

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