躍やく如じょ

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Meanings

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

Literary たる-adjective or adverb with と, describing something so vividly depicted or expressed that it seems to leap before one's eyes. Often used in phrases like 躍如たる筆致 (vivid brushwork) or 躍如として描く (depict vividly).

彼かれの文ぶん章しょうは、情じょう景けいが躍やく如じょとしている。
His writing makes the scene come vividly alive.
この絵えは人じん物ぶつの表ひょう情じょうが躍やく如じょたるものだ。
This painting has a lifelike quality in the facial expressions.

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Usage patterns

躍やく如じょたる〈物もの〉a vivid, lifelike ~ (that seems to leap before one's eyes)
彼かれの躍やく如じょたる演えん技ぎに観かん客きゃくは魅み了りょうされた。
The audience was captivated by his vivid, lifelike performance.
躍やく如じょとして〈動どう詞し〉to (do) so vividly that it seems to come alive
彼かれの性せい格かくが躍やく如じょとして描かかれている。
His character is depicted so vividly it seems to come alive.

Kanji

躍leap, dance, skip
如likeness, like, such as

Related words

生いき生いきN3
生き生き is a common everyday adverb for 'vividly, lively', while 躍如 is a literary, formal expression used mainly in writing.
如にょ実じつ
如実 describes something shown or reflected exactly as it really is, whereas 躍如 emphasizes a dynamic, leaping-to-life vividness.
鮮せん明めいN1
鮮明 means 'clear' or 'sharp' in a visual sense, while 躍如 adds a sense of dynamic, lifelike vitality beyond mere clarity.

Don't confuse with

躍やく動どう
躍動 refers to actual dynamic movement or energy, while 躍如 describes something so vividly depicted that it merely seems to move.

Word family

面めん目もく躍やく如じょ
living up to one's name; demonstrating one's worth · bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige

Etymology

From Chinese 躍如 (yuèrú), combining 躍 'leap, dance' and 如 'as if, like'. The word suggests something so vividly presented that it seems to leap out.