脚色
脚色する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 脚色する | 脚色しない |
| Polite | 脚色します | 脚色しません |
| Past polite | 脚色しました | 脚色しませんでした |
| Past | 脚色した | 脚色しなかった |
| Te-form | 脚色して | 脚色しないで |
| Desire | 脚色したい | 脚色したくない |
| Potential | 脚色できる | 脚色できない |
| Passive | 脚色される | 脚色されない |
| Causative | 脚色させる | 脚色させない |
| Causative passive | 脚色させられる | 脚色させられない |
| Volitional | 脚色しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 脚色しましょう | |
| Imperative | 脚色しろ | 脚色するな |
| Conditional | 脚色すれば | 脚色しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 脚色したら | 脚色しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
dramatization; adaptation for stage/screen
Refers to adapting a novel, story, or real event into a play, film, or TV drama. Often used with する to mean 'to dramatize' or 'to adapt'.
It's difficult to adapt this novel for the stage.
His life was dramatized into a movie.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
embellishment; exaggeration; dramatization of facts
Used when facts or a story are exaggerated or embellished for effect, often with a negative or critical nuance. Common in phrases like 脚色が過ぎる (over-embellished).
I think his story is heavily embellished.
Please report only the facts without any dramatization.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を脚色するto dramatize/adapt a work for stage or screen
The novel was adapted into a stage play.
- 〈事〉を脚色するto embellish or dramatize an account of events
He embellished the story of the incident to make it more interesting.
- 〈物〉を〈物〉に脚色するto adapt one work into another medium (e.g. novel into film)
The original novel was adapted into a film.
- 脚色が過ぎるto be overly embellished (of a story or account)
No matter how many times I hear his explanation, it seems overly embellished.