Translation guide
Describes a work or task done with extreme care, effort, and attention to detail. Japanese expressions range from nouns for meticulous craftsmanship to verbs and adjectives emphasizing thoroughness.
Referring to a finished product (art, writing, object) that shows great care and effort.
A work that required great effort and skill; often used for artistic or literary works.
これは彼の力作だ。
This is his painstaking piece of work.
A work born from much effort and trouble; emphasizes the struggle behind the creation.
この小説は苦心の作だ。
This novel is a painstaking piece of work.
A work made with devoted care and effort; often used for crafts or art.
この陶器は丹精込めた作品です。
This pottery is a painstaking piece of work.
Describing the act of working with great care and effort.
To make something with meticulous care and attention to detail.
彼は丹念に模型を作った。
He painstakingly built the model.
To complete something after much painstaking effort and difficulty.
彼女は苦心してこの絵を描き上げた。
She painstakingly completed this painting.
To finish something with elaborate care; often used for detailed finishing touches.
職人が入念に仕上げた家具。
Furniture painstakingly finished by a craftsman.
Using adjectives to characterize a task or product as requiring great care.
Elaborate, intricate; implies a lot of detailed work went into it.
手の込んだ刺繍ですね。
That's a painstaking piece of embroidery.
Detailed, fine; often used for work requiring attention to small details.
細かい作業が好きだ。
I like painstaking work.
Meticulous, elaborate; more formal/literary, often for plans or detailed work.
緻密な設計図だ。
It's a painstakingly detailed blueprint.