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    3. 改作

    改作

    改かい作さく

    adaptation (of story)

    KMT10News #47+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab14 strokes

    かいさく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    adaptation (of story)

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    その映えい画がは有ゆう名めいな小しょう説せつの改かい作さくです。

    That movie is an adaptation of a famous novel.

    KMT8LiteratureMusic & Entertainment
    この漫まん画がは、海かいがいどうわをにほん外むけにかいさくしたもの童 話 を日 本 向 けに改 作 したものだ。

    This manga is an adaptation of an overseas children's story for a Japanese audience.

    KMT9LiteratureAnime & Manga
    彼かれは古こ典てん文ぶん学がくを現げん代だい劇げきに改かい作さくした。

    He adapted classical literature into a modern play.

    KMT10LiteratureArt & Design
    原げん作さくの精せい神しんを損そこなわずに改かい作さくすることは、非ひ常じょうに難むずかしい作さ業ぎょうだ。

    Adapting a work without losing the spirit of the original is a very difficult task.

    KMT10LiteratureArt & Design
    劇げき団だんはその歴れき史し劇げきを大だい胆たんに改かい作さくし、観かん客きゃくを驚おどろかせた。

    The theater company boldly adapted the historical play and surprised the audience.

    KMT10LiteratureArt & DesignHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
    作
    つく.る・つく.り・-づく.り…(10)
    make・production・prepare・build
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