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shunga.

A style of Japanese erotic art

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A style of Japanese erotic art

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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