"uke-e" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuːkeɪˌeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈukeɪˌeɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke-e3.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uke-e.wav [UK]
Etymology: Transliteration of Japanese 有卦絵 (うけえ, ukee), from 有卦 (うけ, uke, “streak of luck”) (有 (う, u, “to have, possess”) + 卦 (け, ke, “divination symbol or sign”)) + 絵 (え, e, “picture”). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|ja|有卦絵|tr=うけえ, ukee}} Transliteration of Japanese 有卦絵 (うけえ, ukee) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} uke-e
  1. (art) A kind of ukiyo-e (“Japanese painting or woodblock print showing a scene of everyday life”) depicting an auspicious subject, which was popular in Japan during the late 1800s. Wikipedia link: Utagawa Yoshifuji Categories (topical): Artistic works Categories (place): Japan Translations (kind of ukiyo-e depicting an auspicious subject): uke-e (Finnish), 有卦絵 (ukee) (alt: うけえ) (Japanese), уке-е (uke-e) [neuter] (Macedonian)

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