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彫刻 (ちょうこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 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
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彫ちょう
刻こく
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美び
術じゅつ
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展てん
示じ
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Her sculpture is on display at the museum.
A large wooden carving is placed in the garden.
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
Beautiful carving was added to the wooden box.
彫ちょう 刻こく を 作つく る to create a sculpture
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
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
A sculpture is displayed at the entrance to the park.
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 彫像 refers specifically to a carved or sculpted statue, while 彫刻 covers sculpture and carving more broadly, including the act itself.
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.
彫刻 is the broad term for sculpture or engraving in any material, while 木彫り specifically means carving done in wood.
Show 3 more 彫刻 is the general word for sculpture or carving in any material, while 木彫 specifically means carving in wood.
彫刻 emphasizes carving or engraving techniques, while 彫塑 explicitly covers both carving and clay/plaster modeling.
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.
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.
彫刻 specifically means a carved or sculpted work, while オブジェ can be any three-dimensional art object, not necessarily sculpted.
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.
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.
彫ちょう 刻こく 版ばん
engraved plate; engraving block
engraving; carving; statue
