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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

脚色(きゃくしょく)dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation (for the stage or screen)

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      embellishment (of the facts), exaggeration, dramatization, embroidery

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    脚色 【きゃくしょく】

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      (はなし)面白(おもしろ)くするために脚色(きゃくしょく)(くわ)える。

      To make the story interesting, dramatization is added. {dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation}

      • N1

      この演劇(えんげき)(なん)小説(しょうせつ)脚色(きゃくしょく)したものですか?

      What novel is this play a dramatization of? {dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation}

      • N1

      (わたし)自伝(じでん)脚色(きゃくしょく)したドラマの放送(ほうそう)決定(けってい)しました。

      The broadcast of the drama that is a dramatization of my autobiography has been decided. {dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation}

      • N1

      その(はなし)はだいぶ脚色(きゃくしょく)してあるから、どの部分(ぶぶん)本当(ほんとう)かすら()からない。

      That story has been substantially dramatized, so I don't even know which parts are true. {dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation}

      • N1

      いつも(はなし)大袈裟(おおげさ)脚色(きゃくしょく)するその同僚(どうりょう)は、あまり(ほか)同僚(どうりょう)から信頼(しんらい)されていない。

      That colleague who always exaggerates and dramatizes stories is not very trusted by the other colleagues. {dramatization (e.g. film), dramatisation}

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