内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)

ないめんびょうしゃ
noun
portrayal of inner feelings; psychological depiction
1. portrayal of inner feelings; psychological depiction
The literary or artistic technique of depicting a character's thoughts, emotions, and psychological state.
この小説(しょうせつ)は内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)が丁寧(ていねい)だ。
This novel has careful psychological depiction.
主人公(しゅじんこう)の内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)が読者(どくしゃ)の共感(きょうかん)を呼(よ)んでいる。
The protagonist's psychological portrayal is evoking empathy from readers.
夏目漱石(なつめそうせき)の作品(さくひん)は内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)に優(すぐ)れており、登場人物(とうじょうじんぶつ)の葛藤(かっとう)や孤独(こどく)が繊細(せんさい)に描(えが)かれている。
Natsume Soseki's works excel in psychological depiction, with the characters' inner conflicts and loneliness portrayed with delicacy.

A compound of 内面(ないめん) (inner side, psychological dimension) and 描写(びょうしゃ) (depiction, portrayal). This is a literary criticism term used frequently in discussions of novels, films, manga, and other narrative arts.

Japanese literature is particularly noted for rich 内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ), with the 私小説(わたくししょうせつ) (I-novel) genre being an extreme example of psychological self-depiction.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)が巧(たく)みだ: the psychological depiction is skillful
  • 内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)に優(すぐ)れる: to excel at inner portrayal
  • 繊細(せんさい)な内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ): delicate psychological depiction
  • 内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)を通(とお)して: through psychological depiction

RELATED TERMS:

  • 心理描写(しんりびょうしゃ): psychological description (synonym, slightly more technical)
  • 描写(びょうしゃ): depiction; portrayal
  • 内面(ないめん): inner self; psychology
  • 外面(がいめん): outward appearance; exterior
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