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    3. 写し絵

    写し絵

    写うつし​絵え

    sketch (depicting real people or nature)

    NTNounArt & DesignKanji Vocab18 strokes

    映し絵

    うつしえ

    Noun

    1.
    sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life
    2.
    magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph
    3.
    mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    写
    うつ.す・うつ.る・うつ-・うつ.し…(2)
    copy・be photographed・describe
    Kanji
    絵
    picture・drawing・painting・sketch
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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