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    3. 絵巻

    絵巻

    絵え巻まき

    picture scroll

    KMT9News #23+1NounArt & DesignHistoryKanji Vocab21 strokes

    えまき

    Noun

    1.
    picture scroll

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほんには古ふるい絵え巻まきがたくさんあります。

    There are many old picture scrolls in Japan.

    KMT7Art & DesignHistory
    源げん氏じも物のが語た絵りえ巻まきは、日に本ほんの国こく宝ほうとして非ひ常じょうに有ゆう名めいです。

    The Tale of Genji Picture Scroll is very famous as a national treasure of Japan.

    KMT9Art & DesignHistoryCulture & Traditions
    この絵え巻まきは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとの生せい活かつや風ふう俗ぞくを鮮あざやかに描えがいている。

    This picture scroll vividly depicts the lives and customs of people at that time.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    平へい安あん時じ代だいに制せい作さくされた絵え巻まきは、歴れき史し研けん究きゅうの貴き重ちょうな資し料りょうとなっている。

    Picture scrolls produced in the Heian period are valuable resources for historical research.

    KMT9HistoryArt & Design
    絵え巻まきは、物ものが語たりを連れん続ぞくした絵えで表ひょう現げんする日に本ほん独どく自じの芸げい術じゅつ形けい式しきである。

    Emaki (picture scrolls) are a unique Japanese art form that expresses stories through continuous pictures.

    KMT10Art & DesignHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    絵
    picture・drawing・painting・sketch
    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
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