How to say "graphics" in Japanese
- noun, na-adjectiveCovers 'graphics' as a field of visual representation and design, and also serves as the adjective 'graphic', modifying a following noun much as in English.
- nounThe plural-style rendering, treating 'graphics' as a collective body of imagery; it is especially at home in computing and video-game contexts, for the visuals a program or game displays.
Both are loanwords for 'graphics' and overlap considerably: 「グラフィック」 covers the field of visual representation and design and also serves as the adjective 'graphic', while 「グラフィックス」 is the plural-style form used especially for computer and video-game visuals.
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