Japanese symbol for “artwork”
版下
はんした
Romaji: hanshita
artwork; block copy; paste-up
In Japanese, artwork is 版下, read はんした (hanshita).
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Meanings
- n artwork; block copy; paste-up
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “artwork”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アートワーク | アートワーク aatowaaku | artwork |
| 芸術作品 | げいじゅつさくひん geijutsusakuhin | work of art; artwork; objet d'art |
| 芸術品 | げいじゅつひん geijutsuhin | work of art; artwork |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出版 | しゅっぱん shuppan | publication |
| 版画 | はんが hanga | woodcut; woodblock print; art print |
| 版権 | はんけん hanken | copyright; publishing rights |
| 初版 | しょはん shohan | first edition |
| 絶版 | ぜっぱん zeppan | out of print |
| 海賊版 | かいぞくばん kaizokuban | pirated edition; pirated version; bootleg copy |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.