Usage patterns 独どく 特とく の 作さく 風ふう a distinctive/unique style
She is known as a writer with a distinctive style.
作さく 風ふう が 変か わる for one's (artistic) style to change
This director's style has changed over the years.
作さく 風ふう を 確かく 立りつ する to establish one's own (artistic) style
He established his own distinctive style when he was young.
作さく 風ふう が 似に ている to have a similar (artistic) style
The two writers are said to have similar styles.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Related words スタイル is a broad loanword covering style in fashion, design, or manner, while 作風 refers specifically to the distinctive style of a creative work or artist.
画風 refers narrowly to the style of paintings or drawings, whereas 作風 applies more broadly to any creative work including literature, music, and film.
文体 specifically describes the style of writing (prose or sentence style), while 作風 covers the overall creative character of a work across any medium.
作風 refers broadly to an artist's or writer's overall creative style, while タッチ (sense 3) emphasizes the physical feel or brushstroke quality of the work.
Etymology Compound of 作 (saku, 'work, production') and 風 (fū, 'style, manner'). The reading is on'yomi. The term has been used since at least the Meiji period to discuss artistic and literary style.
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