グラビア

also: グラビュール · グラビール

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure

Refers to the photogravure printing process, or to the glossy photographic prints produced by it. In modern Japanese, often used for magazine photo spreads, especially of models or idols.

この雑ざっ誌しのグラビアはとてもきれいだ。
The gravure pages in this magazine are very beautiful.
彼かの女じょはグラビアアイドルとして人にん気きがある。
She is popular as a gravure idol.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がグラビアに登とう場じょうするfor someone to appear in a gravure (magazine photo) spread
人にん気き女じょ優ゆうが雑ざっ誌しのグラビアに登とう場じょうした。
A popular actress appeared in a magazine's gravure spread.
グラビアを撮さつ影えいするto shoot photos for a gravure spread
海かい外がいのビーチでグラビアを撮さつ影えいした。
They shot the gravure photos on an overseas beach.
〈人ひと〉がグラビアを飾かざるfor someone to grace a gravure spread (as the featured subject)
新しん人じんアイドルが今こん月げつ号ごうのグラビアを飾かざった。
A new idol graced this month's gravure spread.

Related words

写しゃ真しんN5
写真 is the general word for any photograph, while グラビア refers specifically to glossy, high-quality photo prints (often magazine spreads) produced by the gravure process.
印いん刷さつN3
印刷 is the general term for printing of any kind, whereas グラビア names one specific printing technique (photogravure) and its glossy output.

Word family

グラビア印いん刷さつ
photogravure; gravure printing
グラビアインキ
photogravure ink
フォトグラビア
photogravure
グラビアアイドル
gravure idol; bikini model; pin-up girl

Written forms

グラビアUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the printing technique and the associated type of photograph.
グラビールUsage<1%
Alternate transcription; rarely used.
グラビュール
Alternate transcription closer to French 'gravure'; rarely used.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'gravure', ultimately from French 'gravure' (engraving). The alternate readings グラビュール and グラビール reflect direct French influence.