版画(はんが)

はんが
noun
print, printmaking
art
1. print, woodblock print, printmaking
A picture or design made by printing from a carved block or plate. Includes woodblock prints (mokuhanga), lithographs, and other printmaking techniques.
版画(はんが)を刷(す)る。
To make a print.
小学校(しょうがっこう)の美術(びじゅつ)で版画(はんが)を作(つく)った。
I made prints in elementary school art class.
浮世絵(うきよえ)は日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な木版画(もくはんが)として世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Ukiyo-e is world-famous as a traditional Japanese woodblock print art form.

Usage

Common verbs: 版画(はんが)を刷(す)る (to print), 版画(はんが)を彫(ほ)る (to carve a print block).

Common collocations

  • 木版画(もくはんが): woodblock print
  • 銅版画(どうはんが): copperplate engraving
  • 版画(はんが)家(か): printmaker
  • 版画(はんが)展(てん): print exhibition

Cultural note

Printmaking is part of the standard Japanese elementary school art curriculum. Most Japanese people have experience carving and printing 版画(はんが) as children. Japanese woodblock printing (浮世絵(うきよえ)) had a major influence on Western art, particularly Impressionism.

Related Words

Related: 油絵(あぶらえ) (oil painting)
Compare: 錦絵(にしきえ) (color woodblock print)
Related: 活版(かっぱん) (letterpress)
Related: 彫刻刀(ちょうこくとう) (carving chisel)
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Added 2026.2.8 14:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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