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浮世草子 (うきよぞうし) — ukiyo-zōshi | Kumi Dictionary

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浮世草子

浮世草子

浮うき世よ草ぞう子し

ukiyo-zōshi

Kanji Vocab History Literature27 strokes

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浮世草紙

うきよぞうし

Noun

1.

ukiyo-zōshi, Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class

historical term

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Kanji that make up this word

う.く・う.かれる・う.かぶ・う.かべる…(2)

floating・float・rise to surface

generation・world・society・public

くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)

grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)

こ・-こ・ね…(9)

child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac

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