輪郭・輪廓|りんかくrinkaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncontour; outline; silhouette
   彼かれはその機械きかいの輪郭りんかくをスケッチします。↗

   He sketches the outline of the machine.
2. nounsummary; outline; sketch
3. nounlooks; features

• SynonymアウトラインNeutralLoanword for the outline or summary of a plan or piece of writing; 「輪郭」 also covers the shape of a face or the outer lines of an object.
• Synonym輪郭線りんかくせんNeutralThe line that traces an outer shape; an art and drawing term referring only to the line itself, not the shape or content.
• RelatedプロフィールNeutralLoanword for a personal profile or introduction, and also a side portrait; centers on introducing a person.
• Related横顔よこがおNeutralA face seen from the side, also used figuratively for a little-known side of someone; does not refer to an overall shape.
• Antonym内部ないぶNeutralThe inside or interior; the opposite of 「輪郭」, which marks the outer edge of something.

Use 「輪郭」 for the outer shape of an object, the outline of a face, or the rough picture of something, as in 「事件の輪郭が見えてきた」. For the outline of a plan or text pick 「アウトライン」; to introduce a person, 「プロフィール」 or 「横顔」.

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1. 物ものの外形がいけいを形作かたちづくっている線せん。
2. 物事ものごとの概要がいよう。