Words tagged “art”

藍染(あいぞ)めあいぞめindigo dyeing; indigo-dyed fabric あとがたりあとがたりafterword; epilogue; postscript discussion 油絵(あぶらえ)あぶらえoil painting 有田焼(ありたやき)ありたやきArita ware (porcelain) 淡(あわ)い色(いろ)あわいいろpale color; light color; pastel shade 意匠(いしょう)いしょうdesign, artistic conception 市松模様(いちまつもよう)いちまつもようcheckerboard pattern; checkered pattern 一寸法師(いっすんぼうし)いっすんぼうしIssun-bōshi; the One-Inch Boy (folk tale character) 色紙(いろがみ)いろがみcolored paper (for crafts and origami) 色付(いろづ)けるいろづけるto color; to tint; to add color to 浮(う)き彫(ぼ)りうきぼりrelief (sculpture); bringing to light 浮世絵(うきよえ)うきよえukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock print 薄墨うすずみpale ink; thinned sumi ink; light gray ink 薄紅色(うすべにいろ)うすべにいろpale pink; light crimson; soft rose 映(うつ)りうつりhow something looks on screen or in photos; image quality 漆(うるし)うるしlacquer, Japanese lacquerware 絵(え)えpicture, drawing, painting 映画化(えいがか)えいがかfilm adaptation; making into a movie 絵柄(えがら)えがらdesign, pattern, motif, illustration style 絵師(えし)えしartist, illustrator, painter 絵付(えつ)けえつけpainting (on ceramics, pottery); decorating with designs 絵(え)の具(ぐ)えのぐpaint; paints; colors 遠近(えんきん)えんきんdistance; far and near; perspective 遠近法(えんきんほう)えんきんほうperspective (in art); linear perspective 演出家(えんしゅつか)えんしゅつかdirector, stage director 演(えん)じるえんじるto perform, to play (a role) 演奏(えんそう)するえんそうするto perform (music); to play (an instrument) 置物(おきもの)おきものornament; figurine; decorative object おとぎ話(ばなし)おとぎばなしfairy tale; nursery tale; bedtime story 趣(おもむき)おもむきcharm; taste; flavor; tenor; gist 織(お)り込(こ)むおりこむto weave in; to factor in; to incorporate 音響効果(おんきょうこうか)おんきょうこうかsound effects; acoustic effects 音数(おんすう)おんすうnumber of morae; syllable count 女役(おんなやく)おんなやくfemale role; woman's part

絵画(かいが)かいがpainting, picture, artwork 改作(かいさく)かいさくadaptation; rewriting; reworking 楷書(かいしょ)かいしょblock script, regular script 花器(かき)かきflower vase; flower container 書(か)き下(お)ろしかきおろしnewly written work; original composition 書(か)き崩(くず)すかきくずすto write in cursive; to write loosely 歌曲(かきょく)かきょくsong (typically a classical art song or formally composed song with lyrics) 描(か)くかくto draw; to paint; to depict 掛(か)け軸(じく)かけじくhanging scroll 歌劇(かげき)かげきopera 佳作(かさく)かさくhonorable mention; fine work 歌集(かしゅう)かしゅうpoetry anthology; collection of poems or songs 歌人(かじん)かじんwaka poet; tanka poet 活版(かっぱん)かっぱんletterpress; movable type printing 佳品(かひん)かひんfine article; excellent product; quality piece 漢詩(かんし)かんしChinese poetry, kanshi 鑑識(かんしき)かんしきforensics; expert appraisal; the eye for judging quality 鑑賞者(かんしょうしゃ)かんしょうしゃviewer; appreciator; audience member 感性的(かんせいてき)かんせいてきsensory; emotional; intuitive; aesthetic 勧善懲悪(かんぜんちょうあく)かんぜんちょうあくrewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice 楽章(がくしょう)がくしょうmovement (of a musical composition) 額縁(がくぶち)がくぶちpicture frame; frame 雅号(がごう)がごうpen name; art name; pseudonym 画材(がざい)がざいart supplies; painting materials 画室(がしつ)がしつartist's studio; painting studio; atelier 画壇(がだん)がだんart world; art circles; painting establishment 画伯(がはく)がはくmaster painter; great artist 画風(がふう)がふうartistic style; painting style 顔料(がんりょう)がんりょうpigment 紀行文(きこうぶん)きこうぶんtravel essay; travel writing 絹糸(きぬいと)きぬいとsilk thread; silk yarn 木彫(きぼ)りきぼりwood carving 旧作(きゅうさく)きゅうさくolder work; previous work; back catalog title 共作(きょうさく)きょうさくcollaboration, joint work 巨匠(きょしょう)きょしょうgreat master; maestro; virtuoso 琴棋書画(きんきしょが)きんきしょがthe four classical arts: zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting 均整(きんせい)きんせいproportion; symmetry; balance 金屏風(きんびょうぶ)きんびょうぶgold folding screen 行書(ぎょうしょ)ぎょうしょsemi-cursive script (calligraphy style) 吟詠(ぎんえい)ぎんえいchanting of poetry; recitation of Chinese and Japanese poems 銀屏風(ぎんびょうぶ)ぎんびょうぶsilver folding screen 空想(くうそう)科学(かがく)くうそうかがくscience fiction; speculative science 隈取(くまど)るくまどるto paint in kumadori style; to shade; to tinge 寓話(ぐうわ)ぐうわfable; allegory; parable 具象(ぐしょう)ぐしょうconcreteness; concrete representation; figurative art グラフィックデザインぐらふぃっくでざいんgraphic design 群青色(ぐんじょういろ)ぐんじょういろultramarine; deep blue 群舞(ぐんぶ)ぐんぶgroup dance; ensemble dance 決定的瞬間(けっていてきしゅんかん)けっていてきしゅんかんthe decisive moment; the critical instant 芸術(げいじゅつ)げいじゅつart, fine arts 芸風(げいふう)げいふうartistic style; performance style 劇作家(げきさっか)げきさっかplaywright; dramatist 劇団(げきだん)げきだんtheater troupe; theatrical company; drama group 原作家(げんさくか)げんさくかoriginal author; creator of the source work 源氏(げんじ)げんじGenji; Minamoto clan 幻想的(げんそうてき)げんそうてきfantastical; dreamlike; illusory 幻想的(げんそうてき)なげんそうてきなfantastical; dreamlike; illusory 幻想文学(げんそうぶんがく)げんそうぶんがくfantasy literature; fantastic literature 原文(げんぶん)げんぶんoriginal text; the original 光影(こうえい)こうえいlight and shadow; light and shade 工作(こうさく)こうさくcrafting, handicraft; maneuvering, scheming 格子模様(こうしもよう)こうしもようcheckered pattern; lattice pattern; grid pattern; plaid 講談(こうだん)こうだんstorytelling performance; kōdan; dramatic narrative recitation 濃墨こずみdark ink; thick sumi ink 骨董品(こっとうひん)こっとうひんantique; curio 古典芸能(こてんげいのう)こてんげいのうclassical performing arts; traditional performing arts 古典的(こてんてき)こてんてきclassical; traditional; old-fashioned 古典派(こてんは)こてんはclassical school; classicists 小道具(こどうぐ)こどうぐprops; small tools 古美術(こびじゅつ)こびじゅつantique art; old art objects コンクールこんくーるcompetition; contest (esp. arts) 混声(こんせい)こんせいmixed voices (choir) 五七五(ごしちご)ごしちご5-7-5 syllable pattern (haiku meter) ゴシック体(たい)ごしっくたいGothic typeface; sans-serif font (in Japanese typography) 五七調(ごしっちょう)ごしっちょうfive-seven meter; 5-7 syllable rhythm 娯楽(ごらく)小説(しょうせつ)ごらくしょうせつentertainment novel; popular fiction

彩色(さいしょく)さいしょくcoloring; painting; application of color 作(さく)さくwork; piece; production 作画(さくが)さくがdrawing; artwork; animation 作詞家(さくしか)さくしかlyricist; songwriter (lyrics) 作品(さくひん)さくひんwork (of art), production, piece 作風(さくふう)さくふうartistic style, creative style 三重奏(さんじゅうそう)さんじゅうそうtrio (instrumental performance by three players) 山水(さんすい)さんすいlandscape; scenery of mountains and water; landscape painting 詩歌(しいか)しいかpoetry; verse 指揮(しき)台(だい)しきだいconductor's podium; rostrum 漆器(しっき)しっきlacquerware 写真撮影しゃしんさつえいphotography; taking photographs; photo shoot 写真室(しゃしんしつ)しゃしんしつphoto studio; photography room 写真集(しゃしんしゅう)しゃしんしゅうphoto book; photography collection 写実(しゃじつ)しゃじつrealism; realistic depiction; true-to-life representation 写本(しゃほん)しゃほんmanuscript; handwritten copy 朱(しゅ)しゅvermillion; cinnabar red 秀作(しゅうさく)しゅうさくexcellent work; fine piece; masterwork 終幕(しゅうまく)しゅうまくfinal act; ending; conclusion 趣向(しゅこう)しゅこうidea; scheme; device; creative twist 手工芸(しゅこうげい)しゅこうげいhandicraft; handmade craft 主人公(しゅじんこう)しゅじんこうprotagonist, main character 焼成(しょうせい)しょうせいfiring; baking (of ceramics, bricks, etc.) 肖像画(しょうぞうが)しょうぞうがportrait; portrait painting 書画(しょが)しょがcalligraphy and painting; written and visual art 書体(しょたい)しょたいtypeface, font, script style 書風(しょふう)しょふうcalligraphic style; writing style 新人賞(しんじんしょう)しんじんしょうnewcomer award; rookie of the year award CGしーじーCG, computer graphics 磁器(じき)じきporcelain, china 磁器(じき)製(せい)じきせいmade of porcelain; porcelain-made 直筆(じきひつ)じきひつone's own handwriting; autograph 児童文学(じどうぶんがく)じどうぶんがくchildren's literature 受賞作(じゅしょうさく)じゅしょうさくaward-winning work; prize-winning work 純文学(じゅんぶんがく)じゅんぶんがくliterary fiction, pure literature 情趣(じょうしゅ)じょうしゅcharm; taste; artistic sentiment; refined atmosphere 浄瑠璃(じょうるり)じょうるりjoruri; narrative chanting for puppet theater 人物(じんぶつ)描写(びょうしゃ)じんぶつびょうしゃcharacterization; character description; portrayal of a person 水彩(すいさい)すいさいwatercolor (painting technique or medium) 水彩絵具(すいさいえのぐ)すいさいえのぐwatercolor paint 水彩画(すいさいが)すいさいがwatercolor painting 水性(すいせい)絵具(えのぐ)すいせいえのぐwater-based paint スケッチすけっちsketch; quick drawing 筋立(すじた)てすじたてplot; storyline; outline of a story 硯(すずり)すずりinkstone ストライプすとらいぷstripe; striped pattern 素焼(すや)きすやきbisque firing; unglazed pottery; plain grilling 図画工作(ずがこうさく)ずがこうさくarts and crafts (school subject) 図柄(ずがら)ずがらdesign; pattern; motif 図工(ずこう)ずこうarts and crafts (school subject) 図版(ずはん)ずはんillustration; plate; figure (in a publication) 制作(せいさく)するせいさくするto produce; to create; to make (a work) 石像(せきぞう)せきぞうstone statue; stone figure 千秋楽(せんしゅうらく)せんしゅうらくfinal day; closing performance 洗練(せんれん)させんれんさrefinement; sophistication; elegance 絶美(ぜつび)ぜつびexquisite beauty; supreme beauty 前衛(ぜんえい)ぜんえいvanguard; avant-garde 前作(ぜんさく)ぜんさくprevious work; preceding installment; predecessor 全集(ぜんしゅう)ぜんしゅうcomplete works, collected works 創作的(そうさくてき)そうさくてきcreative; original; inventive 創作的(そうさくてき)なそうさくてきなcreative; inventive; original 草書(そうしょ)そうしょcursive script (calligraphy style) 装丁家そうていかbook designer 即興(そっきょう)そっきょうimprovisation; impromptu 素描(そびょう)そびょうsketch; rough drawing; dessin 像(ぞう)ぞうstatue, image

竹細工(たけざいく)たけざいくbamboo craft; bambooware 多色(たしょく)たしょくmultiple colors; polychrome; multicolored 多色(たしょく)刷(ず)りたしょくずりmulticolor printing 立役(たてやく)たてやくleading male role; male protagonist (in kabuki) 旅日記(たびにっき)たびにっきtravel diary; travel journal 太夫(たゆう)たゆうtayuu; high-ranking performer or courtesan 代役(だいやく)だいやくstand-in; substitute; understudy 駄作(ださく)ださくpoor work; bad piece; flop ダンサーだんさーdancer 男装(だんそう)だんそうdressing as a man; male attire (on a woman); cross-dressing (female-to-male) 着想(ちゃくそう)を得(え)るちゃくそうをえるto get an idea; to find inspiration; to conceive of an idea 抽象(ちゅうしょう)ちゅうしょうabstraction; abstract 中編(ちゅうへん)ちゅうへんnovella; medium-length work; middle volume 彫金(ちょうきん)ちょうきんmetal engraving; metal carving 彫刻(ちょうこく)ちょうこくsculpture 彫刻刀(ちょうこくとう)ちょうこくとうcarving chisel; woodcarving knife; engraving tool 彫像(ちょうぞう)ちょうぞうstatue; sculpture; carved figure 千代紙(ちよがみ)ちよがみdecorative patterned paper; chiyogami 手編(てあ)みてあみhand-knit; hand-knitting 展覧(てんらん)てんらんexhibition; display; showing デコレーションでこれーしょんdecoration; ornament; (act of) decorating デザインでざいんdesign デッサンでっさん(pencil or charcoal) drawing; sketch; dessin 陶器(とうき)とうきpottery; ceramics; earthenware 陶芸家(とうげいか)とうげいかceramist; potter; ceramic artist 陶磁器(とうじき)とうじきceramics; pottery and porcelain 登場(とうじょう)人物(じんぶつ)とうじょうじんぶつcharacter (in a story); cast of characters 通(とお)し稽古(げいこ)とおしげいこfull run-through rehearsal 扉絵(とびらえ)とびらえfrontispiece; title page illustration 撮(と)り直(なお)すとりなおすto retake; to reshoot; to take again 同人(どうじん)どうじんcoterie; group of like-minded people

内面描写(ないめんびょうしゃ)ないめんびょうしゃportrayal of inner feelings; psychological depiction 似顔(にがお)にがおlikeness (of a face); portrait; facial resemblance 似顔絵(にがおえ)にがおえportrait, caricature 二重奏(にじゅうそう)にじゅうそうduet; duo (instrumental performance by two players) 日本舞踊(にほんぶよう)にほんぶようJapanese traditional dance; nihon-buyō 塗(ぬ)り絵(え)ぬりえcoloring picture; coloring book page 塗(ぬ)り物(もの)ぬりものlacquerware 能(のう)のうNoh, ability, talent

配色(はいしょく)はいしょくcolor scheme; color combination 端切(はぎ)れはぎれscrap of cloth; fabric remnant 剥製(はくせい)はくせいtaxidermy; stuffed specimen 噺家(はなしか)はなしかrakugo storyteller; professional raconteur 版画(はんが)はんがprint, printmaking ハーモニーはーもにーharmony (music); harmonious combination 場景(ばけい)ばけいscene; setting; spectacle 場面転換(ばめんてんかん)ばめんてんかんscene change; change of scene 悲劇(ひげき)ひげきtragedy 筆致(ひっち)ひっちwriting style; brushwork; penmanship 表現力(ひょうげんりょく)ひょうげんりょくexpressive ability; power of expression 評伝(ひょうでん)ひょうでんcritical biography; biographical essay with commentary 美術家(びじゅつか)びじゅつかartist; visual artist 美術室(びじゅつしつ)びじゅつしつart room; art studio (in a school) 美術品(びじゅつひん)びじゅつひんwork of art; art object 美術部(びじゅつぶ)びじゅつぶart club; school art club 屏風絵(びょうぶえ)びょうぶえfolding-screen painting ピントを合(あ)わせるぴんとをあわせるto focus (a camera/lens); to bring into focus ピンボケぴんぼけout of focus; blurry; off the mark ファッションデザイナーふぁっしょんでざいなーfashion designer 風景画(ふうけいが)ふうけいがlandscape painting 風刺(ふうし)ふうしsatire; irony 風刺画(ふうしが)ふうしがsatirical cartoon; caricature; political cartoon 襖絵(ふすまえ)ふすまえfusuma painting; painting on sliding doors 風情(ふぜい)ふぜいelegance; taste; charm; atmosphere 筆先(ふでさき)ふでさきtip of a brush; writing style 不透明度(ふとうめいど)ふとうめいどopacity; degree of opacity 振付(ふりつけ)ふりつけchoreography; dance moves 振付家(ふりつけか)ふりつけかchoreographer 舞踏(ぶとう)ぶとうdance; dancing (especially formal or artistic) 舞踊家(ぶようか)ぶようかdancer; dance artist 文学(ぶんがく)作品(さくひん)ぶんがくさくひんliterary work 文学賞(ぶんがくしょう)ぶんがくしょうliterary prize; literary award 文芸(ぶんげい)ぶんげいliterary art, literature 文芸部(ぶんげいぶ)ぶんげいぶliterature club; creative writing club 文豪(ぶんごう)ぶんごうliterary master, great author 文壇(ぶんだん)ぶんだんliterary world; literary circles 壁画(へきが)へきがwall painting; mural; fresco 紅色(べにいろ)べにいろcrimson; deep red; rouge red 補色(ほしょく)ほしょくcomplementary color ホラー小説(しょうせつ)ほらーしょうせつhorror novel; horror fiction 盆栽(ぼんさい)ぼんさいbonsai ボーイズラブぼーいずらぶboys' love; BL; male-male romance genre

幕切(まくぎ)れまくぎれend of an act; finale; conclusion 漫画家(まんがか)まんがかmanga artist; cartoonist 万葉集(まんようしゅう)まんようしゅうMan'yōshū; Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves 見得(みえ)みえdramatic pose (in kabuki); striking a pose 未完(みかん)みかんunfinished; incomplete 水玉模様(みずたまもよう)みずたまもようpolka-dot pattern 民芸(みんげい)みんげいfolk craft; folk art 民話(みんわ)みんわfolk tale; folk story; legend 銘(めい)めいinscription; engraving; maker's mark 名画(めいが)めいがfamous painting; masterpiece film 名跡(めいせき)めいせきfamous historic site; celebrated ruins 木彫(もくちょう)もくちょうwood carving; woodwork 模型(もけい)もけいmodel; miniature モダンもだんmodern; stylish; contemporary (in design and aesthetic sense) 木工芸(もっこうげい)もっこうげいwoodcraft; wood crafts; woodworking art 物の哀れもののあわれthe pathos of things; mono no aware 模倣(もほう)するもほうするto imitate; to mimic; to copy 文様(もんよう)もんようpattern, design, motif

焼(や)き増(ま)しやきましreprint; extra print (of a photo) 焼(や)き物(もの)やきものgrilled dish 躍動感(やくどうかん)やくどうかんsense of dynamism; vitality; lively energy 幽玄(ゆうげん)ゆうげんprofound mystery; subtle elegance; yugen 優秀作(ゆうしゅうさく)ゆうしゅうさくexcellent work; outstanding piece 優品(ゆうひん)ゆうひんfine piece; superior-quality article 釉薬(ゆうやく)ゆうやくglaze (ceramics) 油彩(ゆさい)ゆさいoil painting 油彩画(ゆさいが)ゆさいがoil painting (the artwork) 油性絵具(ゆせいえのぐ)ゆせいえのぐoil paint; oil-based paint 余韻(よいん)が残(のこ)るよいんがのこるthe aftertaste lingers; the impression remains 余白(よはく)よはくmargin, blank space

力作(りきさく)りきさくmasterpiece; painstaking work 律詩(りっし)りっしregulated verse (a traditional Chinese poetic form) 立体感(りったいかん)りったいかんthree-dimensionality; sense of depth; volume 略図(りゃくず)りゃくずrough sketch; simplified diagram 旅行記(りょこうき)りょこうきtravel journal; travelogue 練習曲(れんしゅうきょく)れんしゅうきょくetude; study piece; practice piece 轆轤(ろくろ)ろくろpotter's wheel; lathe

話芸(わげい)わげいart of storytelling; narrative performance 侘(わ)びわびwabi, rustic simplicity