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写実主義者 (shajitsushugisha) Japanese meaning: realist | Kotomora

写しゃ実じつ主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

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Meanings

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realist

Refers to an artist, writer, or thinker who adheres to realism, emphasizing accurate, unidealized depiction of reality.

彼かれは写しゃ実じつ主しゅ義ぎ者しゃとして、日にち常じょう生せい活かつをありのままに描えがい

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As a realist, he depicted everyday life just as it is.

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
実reality, truth, seed
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality
者someone, person

Related words

写しゃ実じつ主しゅ義ぎ
写実主義 is the abstract concept of realism, while 写実主義者 refers to a person who practices or advocates it.
現げん実じつ主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
現実主義者 is a realist in the sense of a pragmatic person focused on practical outcomes, not necessarily an artist.

Built from

写しゃ実じつ+主しゅ義

Etymology

Compound of 写実 (shajitsu, 'realism, realistic depiction') + 主義 (shugi, '-ism') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The term was coined in the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of realism in art and literature.

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