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描写 (びょうしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
depiction ; description ; portrayal
Refers to representing something in words, pictures, or other media; often used in literary, artistic, and journalistic contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
彼かれ の 絵え は 自し 然ぜん の 美うつく し さ を 細こま かく 描びょう 写しゃ し て いる 。
His paintings portray the beauty of nature in detail.
Written forms 描びょう 写しゃ Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
描びょう 寫しゃ
out-dated kanji form
Out-dated kanji form; not used in modern Japanese.
Kanji 写 copy, be photographed, describe 寫 be photographed, copy, describe Similar words 表ひょう 現げん 表現 is broader, covering any kind of expression (verbal, artistic, emotional), while 描写 focuses specifically on detailed depiction or portrayal.
叙じょ 述じゅつ 叙述 is more formal and often used for systematic or factual description, especially in academic or technical writing.
Etymology Compound of 描 (びょう, 'to draw, sketch') and 写 (しゃ, 'to copy, reflect'). The combination conveys the idea of rendering a likeness or detailed representation.
