春画

See also: 春畫

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 春画 – see 春畫 (“erotic art, erotica, pornography”).
(This term is the simplified form of 春畫).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
春 画
しゅん
Grade: 2 		が
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
春畫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 春 (t͡ʃʰwin "spring", by extension "sexual", "erotic") + 畫 (hwɛ̀ "painting").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕɨ̃ŋɡa̠]

Noun

春(しゅん)画(が) • (shunga) 

  1. pornographic painting; shunga

Descendants

  • English: shunga
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