写実|しゃじつshajitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrealism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 写実する(しゃじつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 写実します(しゃじつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 写実しない(しゃじつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 写実しません(しゃじつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 写実せず・写実せぬ(しゃじつせず・しゃじつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 写実した(しゃじつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 写実しました(しゃじつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 写実しなかった(しゃじつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 写実しませんでした(しゃじつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 写実して(しゃじつして) |
| Potential | 写実できる(しゃじつできる) |
| Passive | 写実される(しゃじつされる) |
| Causative | 写実させる(しゃじつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 写実させられる(しゃじつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 写実すれば(しゃじつすれば) |
| tara | 写実したら(しゃじつしたら) |
| Volitional | 写実しよう(しゃじつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 写実しましょう(しゃじつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 写実しろ(しゃじつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymリアリズムNeutralLoanword covering realism and also a pragmatic, practical attitude; 「写実」 focuses on the technique of depicting things as they are.
- Synonym写実主義しゃじつしゅぎWrittenWritten/formal term for the realist school in art and literature; 「写実」 denotes the technique of faithful depiction itself.
- SynonymレアリスムWrittenFrench-derived loanword for realism, seen mostly in art history; in everyday speech 「リアリズム」 is the usual word.
- Antonym抽象ちゅうしょうNeutralDrawing out common features from concrete images; the opposite of 「写実」's faithful depiction, as in 「抽象画」.
- Antonym非写実WrittenWritten term for expressive methods that do not seek faithful depiction; stands in direct contrast to 「写実」.
For depicting things as they really are, use 「写実」, as in 「写実的な絵」; for the school or movement, choose 「写実主義」 or 「リアリズム」; the opposite is 「抽象」.
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