壁画
Meanings
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mural; fresco; wall painting
Refers to any painting or artwork directly applied to a wall or ceiling, including ancient frescoes and modern murals.
The church's mural was very beautiful.
Ancient wall paintings remain in this cave.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に壁画を描くto paint a mural on/in a place
The artist painted a mural on the church wall.
- 壁画が残るfor a mural to survive/remain (from ancient times)
Ancient murals still remain in the cave.
- 壁画を修復するto restore a mural
Experts restored the cracked mural.
- 〈場所〉の壁画the mural of/at a particular place
The murals of the Sistine Chapel are world-famous.