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点描主義 (てんびょうしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

点てん描びょう主しゅ義ぎ

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しゅ

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Meanings

1

pointillism

An art movement using small dots of pure color; related to Neo-Impressionism.

See also: 新印象主義

スーラは点てん描びょう主しゅ義ぎの代だい表ひょう的てきな画が家か

です

。

Seurat is a representative painter of pointillism.

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
描sketch, compose, write
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

新しん印いん象しょう主しゅ義ぎ
Neo-Impressionism, the broader movement that includes pointillism; 点描主義 specifically refers to the dot technique.

Built from

点てん描びょう+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 点描 (てんびょう, 'dot drawing') + 主義 (しゅぎ, '-ism').