版画

• 読み: はんが
• ローマ字: hanga
• 漢字の分解: 版 (han) — printing block, edition; 画 (ga) — picture, painting
• 発音: /haɴ.ga/

意味

Woodcut; woodblock print; art print made by carving a design into a block and pressing it onto paper.

A noun referring to printmaking art, especially woodblock prints (木版画). Japan has a rich tradition of 版画, most famously ukiyo-e prints from the Edo period. Also encompasses modern printmaking techniques including copperplate (銅版画) and lithography (石版画). School art classes in Japan often include 版画 projects.

例文

1. 美術館で浮世絵の版画展を見に行った。
2. 小学校の授業で版画を彫った経験がある。
3. この版画は江戸時代の庶民の暮らしを描いている。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, museums, education, Japanese culture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 版 (han, printing block/edition) + 画 (ga, picture/painting). Literally 'block picture,' referring to images produced by pressing an inked carved block onto paper.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal