Japanese symbol for “impressionists”

印象派

いんしょうは

Romaji: inshouha

Impressionists

In Japanese, impressionists is 印象派, read いんしょうは (inshouha).

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Meanings

n Impressionists (art)

Kanji and stroke order

印

stamp, seal, mark

on: イン
kun: しるし、-じるし、しる.す

6 strokes · JLPT 2

象

elephant, pattern after, imitate

on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る

12 strokes · JLPT 2

派

faction, group, party

on: ハ

9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
印象	いんしょう inshou	impression
印刷	いんさつ insatsu	printing
調印	ちょういん chouin	signature; signing; sealing
印鑑	いんかん inkan	stamp; seal
消印	けしいん keshiin	postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
目印	めじるし mejirushi	mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign
対象	たいしょう taishou	target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
現象	げんしょう genshou	phenomenon
派遣	はけん haken	dispatch; despatch; deployment

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