写生(しゃせい)

しゃせい
noun, suru-verb
sketching, drawing from life
1. sketching, drawing from nature/life
The act of drawing or painting objects, landscapes, or people as they appear in real life.
公園(こうえん)で花(はな)の写生(しゃせい)をした。
I sketched flowers in the park.
美術(びじゅつ)の授業(じゅぎょう)で写生(しゃせい)大会(たいかい)があった。
There was a sketching contest in art class.
風景(ふうけい)写生(しゃせい)が趣味(しゅみ)です。
Landscape sketching is my hobby.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 写生(しゃせい)する (to sketch from life)
  • 写生(しゃせい)大会(たいかい) (sketching contest)
  • 写生(しゃせい)帳(ちょう) (sketchbook)
  • 風景(ふうけい)写生(しゃせい) (landscape sketching)
  • 人物(じんぶつ)写生(しゃせい) (figure drawing)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • スケッチ - sketch (loanword, similar meaning)
  • デッサン - drawing (from French, often basic drawing practice)
  • 描(か)く - to draw/paint (general)

CULTURAL NOTE:
写生(しゃせい)大会(たいかい) (sketching contests) are common school activities in Japan, where students go outdoors to draw from nature.

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