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Shunga in a sentence

Shunga meaning

A style of Japanese erotic art

Using Shunga

  • The main meaning on this page is: A style of Japanese erotic art
  • In the example corpus, shunga often appears in combinations such as: the shunga.

Context around Shunga

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

surrounding 1× carry 1× historic 1× owned 1×

Often after:

suggest 1× woodblock 1× empire 1× king 1× print 1× prints 1× rulers 1×

Sentence patterns with Shunga

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a historic shunga woodblock printing 1× all owned shunga 1× customs surrounding shunga suggest as 1× during the shunga empire and 1× looking at shunga my delight 1× of the shunga king bhagabhadra 1× precautions a shunga print by 1× shunga prints were 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

asia a historic 1× astronomy was advanced 1× heliodorus the greek 1× safe sex precautions 1× shunga prints were 1× shunga was enjoyed 1×

Common sentence endings:

all owned shunga 1× and the home 1× depicting female masturbation 1× learning and art 1× of all classes 1× of japanese society 1×

Words around Shunga

Just before it in the word index:

shunevich 2 shuna 4 shun 188 shumyatsky 2 shumway 17 shumur 2

Just after it in the word index:

shungu 3 shuni 2 shunichi 8 shunnarah 2 shunned 183 shunning 62

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Shunga

  • In this selection, "shunga" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, surrounding, carry, historic, suggest, woodblock and empire stand out and add context to how "shunga" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a historic shunga woodblock printing and all owned shunga. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shunga" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shunga

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Such paintings were called shunga. (5 words)

Safe sex precautions A shunga print by Kunisada depicting female masturbation. (11 words)

Shunga was enjoyed by both men and women of all classes. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Superstitions and customs surrounding shunga suggest as much; in the same way that it was considered a lucky charm against death for a samurai to carry shunga, it was considered a protection against fire in merchant warehouses and the home. (40 words)

Shunga prints were quite acceptable in Japanese culture, not associated with a negative concept of pornography as found in western cultures, but considered rather as a natural aspect of human behavior and circulated among all levels of Japanese society. (39 words)

Whenever my husband initiates sex or whenever I become aroused listening to Rameau or looking at Shunga, my delight is colored and tempered by a guy who so casually took my birthright. (32 words)

Example sentences (11)

Superstitions and customs surrounding shunga suggest as much; in the same way that it was considered a lucky charm against death for a samurai to carry shunga, it was considered a protection against fire in merchant warehouses and the home.

Whenever my husband initiates sex or whenever I become aroused listening to Rameau or looking at Shunga, my delight is colored and tempered by a guy who so casually took my birthright.

Asia A historic shunga woodblock printing from Japan depicting two women having sex.

Astronomy was advanced during the Shunga Empire and many star catalogues were produced during this time.

From this we can deduce that samurai, chonin, and housewives all owned shunga.

Heliodorus, the Greek Ambassador to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra erected the Heliodorus pillar near Vidisha.

Safe sex precautions A shunga print by Kunisada depicting female masturbation.

Shunga prints were quite acceptable in Japanese culture, not associated with a negative concept of pornography as found in western cultures, but considered rather as a natural aspect of human behavior and circulated among all levels of Japanese society.

Shunga was enjoyed by both men and women of all classes.

Such paintings were called shunga.

The Shunga rulers helped to establish the tradition of royal sponsorship of learning and art.

Common combinations with shunga

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shunga" in a sentence?
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Shunga means: A style of Japanese erotic art
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