記述|きじゅつkijutsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdescription; account
   この２つのエスニック・グループの態度たいどの相違点そういてんを記述きじゅつするだけでは十分じゅうぶんではない。↗

   It is not sufficient to describe the differences in attitude between these two ethnic groups.

• Synonym述べるのべるNeutralCovers both spoken and written statements, often for voicing opinions; 「記述」 is written only and records facts objectively.
• Synonym説明せつめいNeutralFocuses on making something clear to the audience, in speech or writing; 「記述」 sets facts down faithfully, and explaining is not necessarily its aim.
• Synonym叙述じょじゅつWrittenA more formal word for narrating events in order, usable in speech or writing and common in academic and literary texts; 「記述」 stresses objective written record.
• Synonym書き表すかきあらわすNeutralA verb for writing things or feelings out in words; 「記述」 is a Sino-Japanese noun for objective recording, seen mostly in papers and reports.
• Related描くえがくNeutralMeans to draw or paint, depict in writing, or picture in the mind; in prose it suggests vivid portrayal, while 「記述」 sticks to factual recording.
• Related記事きじNeutralRefers to finished articles in newspapers or websites; 「記述」 is the act of writing things down or a specific record found in a text.
• Related表現ひょうげんNeutralCovers expressing thoughts and feelings through words, gestures, sound, images and more; 「記述」 is limited to putting things into written text.
• Related話はなしNeutralA general word for talk, topics and stories, mainly spoken; 「記述」 is an objective written record, so the two are rarely interchangeable.
• Related物語ものがたりNeutralMeans a story or tale with a plot, or the telling of one; 「記述」 is the act of writing content down—fact or fiction—and is not itself a story.
• Related語るかたるNeutralMostly tells of experiences or thoughts aloud, with a storytelling feel; 「記述」 is an objective record in written form.
• Related映し出すうつしだすNeutralOriginally projects images on a screen or mirror, by extension reflects the times or moods; 「記述」 is specifically writing things down in words.
• Related描き出すえがきだすWrittenA formal verb for vividly delineating images or ideas, with a portrayal nuance; 「記述」 is objective and does not aim for vividness.
• Related言い表すいいあらわすNeutralExpresses something fittingly in words, as in 「言葉では言い表せない」; 「記述」 centers on written records.
• Related描出びょうしゅつWrittenA formal word for depicting images or scenes, with a portrayal nuance; everyday speech prefers 「描写」, while 「記述」 stays factual.
• Related名状めいじょうWrittenA formal word for putting the look of something into words, seen mostly in 「名状しがたい」; 「記述」 means writing facts down.

Use 「記述」 for putting content into writing, especially recording facts objectively, as in 「記述式問題」. For stating opinions pick 「述べる」, for making something understood 「説明」, for narrating events in order 「叙述」, and for expression in general 「表現」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 文章ぶんしょうの形かたちで書き記かきしるすこと。また、書き記かきしるしたもの。
2. 事実じじつを客観的きゃっかんてきに書き記かきしるすこと。