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戯画 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • caricature noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
  • cartoon noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
  • comics noun Comic books, comic strips, and similar picture-story media as a whole.

Senses

戯画 is used for these senses in English:

  • caricature Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
  • cartoon (comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
  • comics the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

caricature — full definition

  1. noun A drawing or description that exaggerates someone's features for comic or critical effect.
  2. noun An exaggerated or absurd version of something, distorting it beyond recognition.
  3. verb To portray someone or something in an exaggerated, often mocking way.

cartoon — full definition

  1. noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
  2. noun An animated film or television show.
  3. verb To draw in a cartoon style, or to caricature.

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