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縷述 (るじゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
detailed explanation ; minute description
rare term
Rare, formal term for explaining something in great detail, often in writing or formal speech. The kanji 縷 means 'thread' and suggests a fine, detailed unraveling of a topic.
この 本ほん は 当とう 時じ の 社しゃ 会かい 情じょう 勢せい を 縷る 述じゅつ し て いる 。
This book describes the social conditions of that time in minute detail.
Similar words 詳しょう 述じゅつ 詳述 is a common word for 'detailed explanation', while 縷述 is rare and more literary, emphasizing a fine, thread-like unraveling of details.
細さい 述じゅつ 細述 also means 'detailed explanation' but is less rare than 縷述; 縷述 carries a stronger nuance of meticulous, exhaustive detail.
Etymology Compound of 縷 (ru, 'thread') and 述 (jutsu, 'state, explain'). The 'thread' component metaphorically suggests a fine, detailed exposition. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a Sino-Japanese compound used in formal writing.
