彫りの深い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 彫りの深い | 彫りの深くない |
| Polite | 彫りの深いです | 彫りの深くないですalso 彫りの深くありません |
| Past polite | 彫りの深かったです | 彫りの深くなかったですalso 彫りの深くありませんでした |
| Past | 彫りの深かった | 彫りの深くなかった |
| Te-form | 彫りの深くて | 彫りの深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 彫りの深く | |
| Conditional | 彫りの深ければ | 彫りの深くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 彫りの深かったら | 彫りの深くなかったら |
finely chiseled features; well-defined facial features
Describes a face with sharp, sculpted, or prominent features, often used for people of non-East Asian appearance or for striking, attractive faces.
She has finely chiseled features and looks like a model.
Foreigners are often said to have well-defined facial features.
Compound of 彫り (carving, engraving) + の (possessive particle) + 深い (deep). The phrase literally means 'deep carving' and is used metaphorically to describe facial features that appear sharply defined, as if carved.