洋画

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
洋畫 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(よう)() (yōgaやうぐわ (yaugwa)?

  1. Western painting (as opposed to traditional Japanese art, and especially referring to such works produced by Japanese people)
  2. Western film

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN