illustration

Japanese translation: イラスト, 図, さし絵, (説明)

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English term or phrase:	illustration
Japanese translation:	イラスト, 図, さし絵, (説明)
Entered by:	jsl (X)

06:57 Jan 30, 2003

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Art/Literary / picture

English term or phrase: illustration

ILLUSTRATION in the meaning "picture", "drawing"

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イラスト, 図, さし絵, (説明)

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イラスト (irasuto)
図 (zu)
さし絵 (sashi-e)

For the first one, you may say ¥"イラストレーション¥" (irasutoreeshon), but we often use its abbreviated form, ¥"イラスト¥" (irasuto).

¥"説明¥" is in parentheses, since it is a general meaning of ¥"illustration¥". This is not the translation for ¥"picture¥" or ¥"drawing¥".

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