emaki

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noun

A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative

OriginJapanese 絵巻 →
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Meanings

nounemaki (plural emaki)
  1. A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated narrative

Origin

  1. Japanese絵巻“picture scroll”
  2. Englishemaki

From Japanese 絵巻 (emaki, “picture scroll”).

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APA

emaki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emaki

MLA

“emaki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emaki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emaki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emaki.

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