描写

びょうしゃ
Alternative writings: 描寫
JLPT:N1
Frequency:
1

Depiction or description; the act of portraying something (a scene, person, object) in words or images, often focusing on sensory detail.

NounIrregular VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

小説の冒頭に美しい風景の描写がある。

The opening of the novel contains a beautiful depiction of the landscape.

彼女の心理描写は非常に繊細だ。

Her psychological portrayals are very delicate.

写真と言葉、それぞれの描写の仕方が違う。

The ways of depicting things differ between photographs and words.