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抽象絵画 (ちゅうしょうかいが) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抽ちゅう象しょう絵かい画が

ちゅ

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しょ

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か

い

が

Meanings

1

abstract painting; abstract art

art / aesthetics›

Refers to non-representational visual art, especially paintings. Used in art criticism and gallery contexts.

彼かれは抽ちゅう象しょう絵

かい

画が

の

展てん

覧らん

会かい

を

開ひら

い

た

。

He held an exhibition of abstract paintings.

抽ちゅう象しょう絵かい画がは見みる人ひとによって解かい釈しゃくが異ことなる。

Abstract art is interpreted differently by each viewer.

Kanji

抽pluck, pull, extract
象elephant, pattern after, imitate
絵picture, drawing, painting
画brush-stroke, picture

Related words

抽ちゅう象しょう画が
More common synonym for abstract painting; 抽象絵画 is slightly more formal or technical.

Built from

抽ちゅう象しょう+絵かい画が

Etymology

Compound of 抽象 (abstraction) and 絵画 (painting, picture).