Etymology

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Today it means: Traditional Japanese fish printing. Full definition →

Japanese 魚拓 ← Middle Chinese 魚
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  1. Middle Chinese · derived from魚“fish”
  2. Japanese · borrowed from魚拓
  3. English todaygyotaku

Borrowed from Japanese 魚拓 (gyotaku, ぎょたく), from Middle Chinese 魚 (ngjo, “fish”) + 拓 (tʰak, “rubbing”).

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