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造形 (ぞうけい, zoukei) Japanese meaning: molding | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 造形する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 造ぞう 形けい する 造ぞう 形けい しない Polite 造ぞう 形けい します 造ぞう 形けい しません Past polite 造ぞう 形けい しました 造ぞう 形けい しませんでした Past 造ぞう 形けい した 造ぞう 形けい しなかった Te-form 造ぞう 形けい して 造ぞう 形けい しないで Desire 造ぞう 形けい したい 造ぞう 形けい したくない Potential 造ぞう 形けい できる 造ぞう 形けい できない Passive 造ぞう 形けい される 造ぞう 形けい されない Causative 造ぞう 形けい させる 造ぞう 形けい させない Causative passive 造ぞう 形けい させられる 造ぞう 形けい させられない Volitional 造ぞう 形けい しよう Polite volitional 造ぞう 形けい しましょう Imperative 造ぞう 形けい しろ 造ぞう 形けい するな Conditional 造ぞう 形けい すれば 造ぞう 形けい しなければ Tara conditional 造ぞう 形けい したら 造ぞう 形けい しなかったら
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彼かれ は 粘ねん 土ど で 美うつく しい 像ぞう を 造ぞう 形けい し た 。
He molded a beautiful statue out of clay.
This sculpture has a wonderful beauty of form.
Transitive / intransitive 造形 is used both transitively and intransitively as a suru-verb: transitively as in 粘土で人形を造形する (to model a doll out of clay), and intransitively as in 独自のスタイルで造形する (to create/shape things in one's own style).
Related words 形成 describes forming something in an abstract or systematic sense (e.g. character, clouds), while 造形 focuses on physically shaping a material such as clay or metal.
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.
成形 is the more technical/industrial term for molding a material into a fixed shape (e.g. plastic parts), while 造形 covers artistic and creative shaping as well.
造形 is a broad, general term for three-dimensional art creation, while 彫塑 is the more specific academic term for sculpture and modeling.
造形 refers broadly to shaping or sculpting a form (often in art), whereas モデリング specifically denotes the technical process of building a model, especially in 3D graphics or design.
Word family rapid prototyping; laser etching
molded object; sculpted object; formed object
beauty of form; sculptural beauty
art and design education; manual arts education
Written forms 造ぞう 形けい Usage 87%
Standard kanji spelling; used broadly for shaping, forming, and plastic arts.
造ぞう 型けい Usage 12%
Alternate spelling, often associated with molding or casting in artistic and industrial contexts.
Etymology Compound of 造 (create, make) and 形 (shape, form). The spelling 造型 uses 型 (mold, model) and is often associated with casting or molding processes.
plastic arts; formative arts
