挿絵

• 読み: さしえ
• ローマ字: sashie
• 漢字の分解: 挿 (so/sashi) — insert, slip in; 絵 (e) — picture, painting
• 発音: /sa.ɕi.e/

意味

Illustration; inserted picture. An image included within a printed text to complement or illuminate the written content.

A noun for illustrations that appear within books, magazines, or serialised fiction — as opposed to standalone artworks. In Meiji-era Japan, newspaper and magazine serialisation made 挿絵 an influential art form, with artists like 鏑木清方 and 竹久夢二 gaining fame through their literary illustrations. The 挿絵 tradition shaped both publishing aesthetics and popular visual culture.

例文

1. 明治時代の新聞小説には、連載当時に描かれた細密な挿絵が今も残っている。
2. 子供向けの絵本では、挿絵が物語の理解を助け、想像力を豊かにする役割を担う。
3. この版の古典には名画家による挿絵が添えられており、読む喜びが倍増する。

使い方ガイド

場面: publishing, art history, literature, children's books

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 挿 (so, insert/slip in) and 絵 (e, picture/painting). Literally 'a picture inserted (into text),' the term reflects the practice of embedding images within printed matter, which became widespread with the growth of the Japanese publishing industry.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal