構図|こうずkouzu[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nouncomposition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコンポジションNeutralLoanword used mainly in specialist art, photography and music contexts; for the composition of a picture in everyday speech, 「構図」 is the usual word.
  • Related構成こうせいNeutralRefers broadly to elements combined into a whole, as in the structure of a text or the makeup of a household; 「構図」 covers picture layout or an overall pattern.

Use 「構図」 for the composition of paintings and photos and for the overall pattern of a situation, as in 「対立の構図」; use 「構成」 for how texts or organizations are put together; 「コンポジション」 is a technical term.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 芸術げいじゅつ表現ひょうげんにおいて、美的びてき効果こうかを出だすための各かく要素ようその配置はいちや組み合くみあわせ。構成こうせいされた図形ずけい。
  2. 物事ものごと全体ぜんたいの様相ようそう。事件じけんなどの基本的きほんてきな枠組わくぐみ。
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