Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 描写する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 描びょう 写しゃ する 描びょう 写しゃ しない Polite 描びょう 写しゃ します 描びょう 写しゃ しません Past polite 描びょう 写しゃ しました 描びょう 写しゃ しませんでした Past 描びょう 写しゃ した 描びょう 写しゃ しなかった Te-form 描びょう 写しゃ して 描びょう 写しゃ しないで Desire 描びょう 写しゃ したい 描びょう 写しゃ したくない Potential 描びょう 写しゃ できる 描びょう 写しゃ できない Passive 描びょう 写しゃ される 描びょう 写しゃ されない Causative 描びょう 写しゃ させる 描びょう 写しゃ させない Causative passive 描びょう 写しゃ させられる 描びょう 写しゃ させられない Volitional 描びょう 写しゃ しよう Polite volitional 描びょう 写しゃ しましょう Imperative 描びょう 写しゃ しろ 描びょう 写しゃ するな Conditional 描びょう 写しゃ すれば 描びょう 写しゃ しなければ Tara conditional 描びょう 写しゃ したら 描びょう 写しゃ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 描びょう 写しゃ する to depict/describe something
The writer described the natural scenery in detail.
〈 物もの 〉 の 描びょう 写しゃ が 細こま かい the depiction of something is detailed/fine-grained
This novel has very detailed psychological depictions of its characters.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 描びょう 写しゃ 力りょく がある someone has skill in depiction/description
He is a writer with a real talent for descriptive scenes.
Kanji 写 copy, be photographed, describe 寫 be photographed, copy, describe Related words· 9 表現 covers any kind of expression (verbal, artistic, or emotional), while 描写 specifically means a detailed depiction or portrayal, often in writing or art.
叙述 is a more formal term for systematic or factual description, often in academic writing, while 描写 emphasizes vivid, sensory portrayal in literature or art.
描写する is a more formal, analytical verb for depicting something in words or art, while 描く is the everyday verb covering both physical drawing and figurative depiction.
描写 is a detailed, vivid portrayal or depiction of a scene, person, or psychology, while 形容 is the broader act of putting something into words or characterizing it.
Show 5 more Show fewer 描写 stresses vivid, detailed depiction as in literature or art, whereas 記述 is a plain, factual written account.
描写 covers depiction or description in words or images, whereas 描画 refers specifically to the act of drawing or painting a picture.
描写 is the broader term for depicting or describing something in art or writing, whereas 写生 specifically means drawing what one sees directly in front of them.
描写する is a more formal word for depicting or describing something in detail through words or art, while 写す 's depicting sense is looser and more everyday.
描写する means to describe or depict in words or art, similar to the portrayal sense of 映し出す but more literary in register.
Word family· 7 descriptive ability; power of description
description from one perspective
psychological depiction of a literary character
drawing from a real object; model drawing
psychological description; psychological portrayal
Show 2 more Show fewer Written forms 描びょう 写しゃ Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
描びょう 寫しゃ
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form; not used in modern Japanese.
Etymology Compound of 描 (びょう , 'to draw, sketch') and 写 (しゃ , 'to copy, reflect'). The combination conveys the idea of rendering a likeness or detailed representation.
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