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    3. 描写

    描写

    描びょう写しゃ

    depiction

    N1KMT7News #13+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveArt & DesignLiteratureKanji Vocab16 strokes

    描寫

    びょうしゃ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    depiction, description, portrayal

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの小しょう説せつは人じん物ぶつ描びょう写しゃが素す晴ばらしい。

    The character depiction in his novel is wonderful.

    KMT5Literature
    その映えい画がは、戦せん争そうの悲ひ惨さんさをリアルに描びょう写しゃしている。

    That movie realistically depicts the tragedy of war.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentHistory
    この絵かい画がは、光ひかりと影かげの描びょう写しゃが見み事ごとです。

    The depiction of light and shadow in this painting is superb.

    KMT7Art & Design
    詩しは言こと葉ばで風ふう景けいや心しん情じょうを繊せん細さいに描びょう写しゃする芸げい術じゅつです。

    Poetry is an art that delicately depicts landscapes and emotions with words.

    KMT7LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    抽ちゅう象しょう画がでは、具ぐ体たい的てきな対たい象しょうの描びょう写しゃよりも感かん情じょうの表ひょう現げんが重じゅう視しされる。

    In abstract painting, the expression of emotion is emphasized more than the depiction of concrete subjects.

    KMT8Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    描
    えが.く・か.く…(1)
    sketch・compose・write・draw・paint
    写
    うつ.す・うつ.る・うつ-・うつ.し…(2)
    copy・be photographed・describe
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