ukiyo

U1K5I1Y4O1

noun

hedonistic urban culture of the Edo period.

OriginJapanese うきよ →
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Meanings

nounukiyo (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehedonistic urban culture of the Edo period.

Origin

  1. Japaneseうきよ
  2. Englishukiyo

Borrowed from Japanese うきよ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

YukioYuiko
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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