shunga
/ˈʃʊŋə/noun
shunga is spelled S-H-U-N-G-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shunga means “A style of Japanese erotic art” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shunga?
| Letters | 6: S-H-U-N-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shunga?
Shunga appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shunga?
- /ˈʃʊŋə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shunga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A style of Japanese erotic art
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the ancient Indian Shunga Empire that flourished between 187 and 78 B.C.E.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shunga come from?
From Japanese 春画, from Middle Chinese 春 (t͡ʃʰwin "spring", by extension "sexual", "erotic") + 畫 (hwɛ̀ "painting").
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).