shunga

A shunga print

Meaning

Noun

  • A style of Japanese erotic art

Origin

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

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