Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yamato-e

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: yam-a-to-e
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 大和絵.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 大和絵

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does yamato-e mean?: A classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.
Where does yamato-e come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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