Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English gravure.[1][2] Compare French gravure.

First attested in 1930.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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グラビア (gurabia

  1. [from 1930] rotogravure (a printing process)
  2. [from 1943] rotogravure (a print made by such a method)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 グラビア”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN