uke-e
/ˈuːkeɪˌeɪ/US/ˈukeɪˌeɪ/
uke-e noun: a kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s.
Noun
uke-e
- A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s.
- This print uses letters as part of the picture but is also an example of an uke-e (lucky print). […] On entering a good luck phase a person would receive gifts such as this print containing seven words beginning with the syllable fu (from fuku = happiness).2006, Rebecca Salter, “Leisure, Pleasure, Play”, in Japanese Popular Prints: From Votive Slips to Playing Cards (A Latitude 20 Book), Honolulu, Hi.: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, figure 138...
Origin of uke-e
Transliteration of Japanese 有卦絵 (うけえ, ukee), from 有卦 (うけ, uke, “streak of luck”) (有 (う, u, “to have, possess”) + 卦 (け, ke, “divination symbol or sign”)) + 絵 (え, e, “picture”).
Questions about uke-e
- What does uke-e mean?
- Uke-e means a kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s.
- What part of speech is uke-e?
- Uke-e is a noun.
- How do you pronounce uke-e?
- Uke-e is pronounced /ˈuːkeɪˌeɪ/ (UK).
Words near uke-e in the dictionary
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