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writing style; manner of writing; tone (of writing)
The distinctive way in which someone writes — encompassing tone, word choice, sentence rhythm, and overall manner. Often used when commenting on someone's article, letter, or essay to describe the feel of the prose rather than its content.
彼の書きぶりは丁寧だ。
His writing style is polite and careful.
新聞記事の書きぶりから筆者の立場が伝わる。
The writing style of the newspaper article conveys the author's stance.
彼女のブログは独特の書きぶりで、多くの読者を引きつけている。
Her blog has a distinctive writing style that draws many readers.
報告書の書きぶりから判断すると、彼はこの件にあまり乗り気ではないようだ。
Judging from the way the report is written, he doesn't seem very enthusiastic about this matter.
Composed of 書き (the masu-stem of 書く, 'to write') + the suffix ぶり ('manner; style'). The suffix ぶり attaches to the stems of many verbs to produce a noun meaning 'the way someone does ~.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 書きぶりが丁寧: careful/polite writing style
- 書きぶりが硬い: a stiff/formal writing style
- 書きぶりが柔らかい: a soft/gentle writing style
- 書きぶりから判断する: to judge from how it is written
- 独特の書きぶり: a distinctive writing style
- 報告書の書きぶり: the writing style of a report
- 記事の書きぶり: the way an article is written
USAGE:
- Focuses on the overall impression of a piece of writing — its tone and manner — rather than on specific features like grammar or vocabulary.
- Commonly used in media commentary, when someone analyzes the tone of a news story, blog post, letter, or report to infer the writer's intent or attitude.
- Can be applied to any written text: official documents, emails, social media posts, novels, journalistic articles.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 書き方: way of writing — broader and more neutral; can describe both technique (how to form characters) and style; the most common everyday term.
- 文体: literary style — a more technical term used in linguistics and literary analysis to classify prose (e.g., 敬体 vs. 常体).
- 筆致: literary touch; stroke of the pen — more literary/formal; emphasizes the finesse or brushstroke-like quality of a writer's prose.
- 文章: prose; writing (as an object) — refers to the writing itself, not its style.
RELATED ぶり WORDS:
- 話しぶり: manner of speaking
- 口ぶり: tone (of speech); way of talking
- 仕事ぶり: work performance; way of working
- 暮らしぶり: lifestyle; way of living
Related Words
Related:
話しぶり (manner of speaking)