彫ちょう刻こく

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彫刻する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	彫ちょう刻こくする	彫ちょう刻こくしない
Polite	彫ちょう刻こくします	彫ちょう刻こくしません
Past polite	彫ちょう刻こくしました	彫ちょう刻こくしませんでした
Past	彫ちょう刻こくした	彫ちょう刻こくしなかった
Te-form	彫ちょう刻こくして	彫ちょう刻こくしないで
Desire	彫ちょう刻こくしたい	彫ちょう刻こくしたくない
Potential	彫ちょう刻こくできる	彫ちょう刻こくできない
Passive	彫ちょう刻こくされる	彫ちょう刻こくされない
Causative	彫ちょう刻こくさせる	彫ちょう刻こくさせない
Causative passive	彫ちょう刻こくさせられる	彫ちょう刻こくさせられない
Volitional	彫ちょう刻こくしよう
Polite volitional	彫ちょう刻こくしましょう
Imperative	彫ちょう刻こくしろ	彫ちょう刻こくするな
Conditional	彫ちょう刻こくすれば	彫ちょう刻こくしなければ
Tara conditional	彫ちょう刻こくしたら	彫ちょう刻こくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

sculpture; carving; engraved work

Noun use referring to a three-dimensional artwork, carved object, or engraved work. It can refer to the art form in general or to an individual piece.

彼かの女じょの彫ちょう刻こくが美び術じゅつ館かんに展てん示じされている。
Her sculpture is on display at the museum.
庭にわに大おおきな木きの彫ちょう刻こくが置おかれている。
A large wooden carving is placed in the garden.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

carving; engraving; sculpting

Action or process use, especially as 彫刻する. It may be transitive, as in 木を彫刻する or 日付を彫刻する, or intransitive when referring to sculpting as an activity.

職しょく人にんが木きを細こまかく彫ちょう刻こくした。
The craftsperson carved the wood in fine detail.
指ゆび輪わの内うち側がわに日ひ付づけを彫ちょう刻こくする。
We engrave the date on the inside of the ring.
週しゅう末まつはアトリエで彫ちょう刻こくしている。
On weekends I sculpt in my studio.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に彫ちょう刻こくを施ほどこすto add carving/engraving to something
木き箱ばこに美うつくしい彫ちょう刻こくを施ほどこした。
Beautiful carving was added to the wooden box.
彫ちょう刻こくを作つくるto create a sculpture
彼かれは大だい理り石せきで彫ちょう刻こくを作つくった。
He created a sculpture out of marble.
〈物もの〉に〈事こと〉を彫ちょう刻こくするto engrave something (e.g. a date, name) onto an object
時計とけいの裏うらに日ひ付づけを彫ちょう刻こくした。
I had the date engraved on the back of the watch.
〈場ば所しょ〉に彫ちょう刻こくを飾かざるto display a sculpture in a place
公こう園えんの入いり口ぐちに彫ちょう刻こくが飾かざられている。
A sculpture is displayed at the entrance to the park.

Kanji

彫carve, engrave, chisel
刻engrave, cut fine, chop

Transitive / intransitive

彫刻する can be used both transitively, taking a direct object as in 木を彫刻する (to carve wood), and intransitively when referring to the general activity of sculpting, as in 彫刻する仕事 (work of sculpting).

Related words· 7

彫ちょう像ぞう sense 1
彫像 refers specifically to a carved or sculpted statue, while 彫刻 covers sculpture and carving more broadly, including the act itself.
彫ほるN2
彫る is the everyday verb for carving or engraving, while 彫刻 is the more formal, noun-centered word for the art or resulting work.
彫ちょう金きん
彫刻 is the broad term for carving or sculpture in any material like wood or stone, while 彫金 specifically means carving or chasing designs into metal.
木き彫ぼり
彫刻 is the broad term for sculpture or engraving in any material, while 木彫り specifically means carving done in wood.

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木もく彫ちょう
彫刻 is the general word for sculpture or carving in any material, while 木彫 specifically means carving in wood.
彫ちょう塑そ
彫刻 emphasizes carving or engraving techniques, while 彫塑 explicitly covers both carving and clay/plaster modeling.
造ぞう形けい
彫刻 refers specifically to carving or sculpting, whereas 造形 is the broader term for any method of giving shape, including molding and casting.

Don't confuse with

刻きざむN3
刻む shares the kanji 刻 with 彫刻 but means broadly to cut, chop, or mark (as in marking time), not specifically to sculpt or carve art.
刻こく印いん
彫刻 means carving or sculpture in a general artistic sense, whereas 刻印 refers specifically to engraving letters, seals, or stamps for marking or identification.
オブジェ
彫刻 specifically means a carved or sculpted work, while オブジェ can be any three-dimensional art object, not necessarily sculpted.
エッチング
エッチング creates an image by chemically etching a plate with acid, while 彫刻 means physically carving or sculpting, so the two are often confused despite the different processes.

Word family· 10

彫ちょう刻こく刀とう
carving knife; chisel; graver
彫ちょう刻こく家か
sculptor; engraver; carver
彫ちょう刻こく師し
engraver; carver
彫ちょう刻こく版ばん
engraved plate; engraving block
彫ちょう刻こく物ぶつ
engraving; carving; statue

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彫ちょう刻こく界かい
sculpture circles; the sculpture world
彫ちょう刻こく術じゅつ
sculpture; engraving; plastic art
彫ちょう刻こく凹おう版はん
copperplate engraving
ギリシャ彫ちょう刻こく
Greek sculpture
レーザー彫ちょう刻こく
laser engraving

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 彫, associated with carving, and 刻, associated with cutting or engraving. This is a useful explanation of the modern spelling and meaning rather than a detailed historical derivation.