傑作|けっさくkessaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmasterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work
   その偉大いだいな画家がかの傑作けっさくが壁かべにさかさまにかかっているを見みて、彼かれは驚おどろいた。↗

   He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down.
2. na-adjective, noun(unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous; wild
   わははは！そりゃ傑作けっさくだ！↗

   A-ha-ha-ha! What a blunder!

• Synonym名作めいさくNeutralA famous, well-known work; stresses renown. 「傑作」 stresses that the work itself is of outstanding quality.
• Synonym名品めいひんNeutralA famous, fine article or work; often used for crafts and regional specialty products, though it covers fine artworks too.
• SynonymマスターピースNeutralLoanword for a masterpiece, mostly in art criticism; 「傑作」 is more common in everyday use and can also describe something unintentionally hilarious.
• Related大作たいさくNeutralA large-scale, voluminous work; stresses sheer size. 「傑作」 stresses outstanding quality rather than scale.
• Related絶品ぜっぴんNeutralAn exquisite, superb item, most often used for food; 「傑作」 typically refers to works of art.
• Related逸物いちもつWrittenWritten/formal prose for an outstanding object or person; rare. 「傑作」 is the everyday word for a masterpiece.
• Related神品しんぴんWrittenWritten/formal word for a supremely inspired work, used mainly in evaluating calligraphy and painting.
• Antonym駄作ださくNeutralA poor, worthless work — the direct opposite of 「傑作」.
• Antonym凡作ぼんさくWrittenWritten/formal word for a mediocre, unremarkable work — the opposite of the outstanding 「傑作」.

Use 「傑作」 for an outstanding work or, ironically, something unintentionally hilarious. For a famous work say 「名作」, for sheer scale 「大作」, for superb food 「絶品」, and for a poor work 「駄作」.

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1. 文学ぶんがく、美術びじゅつなどで、作品さくひんの出来できが特別とくべつ優すぐれていること。また、その作品さくひん。
2. ひどく滑稽こっけいで愉快ゆかいな出来事できごとや話はなし。
3. ひどく滑稽こっけいで愉快ゆかいである様子ようす。