Vocabulary

What does 脚色 (きゃくしょく, kyakushoku) mean?

脚色 (きゃくしょく, kyakushoku) means dramatization, adaptation; embellishment of facts.

Quick facts
Readingきゃくしょく
Romajikyakushoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きゃくしょく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkyakushoku

dramatization, adaptation; embellishment of facts

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization

Example sentences

  • Adapt the novel into a TV drama.

  • This movie is a dramatization of a true story.

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