形容

description, characterization

k e̞ː j o̞ː
形 shape + 容 containment; appearance
noun Rare #41,234
description, characterization Often used in phrases meaning “to describe” or “to call someone or something” a particular thing.
JA: 「天才」という形容は彼には大げさだ。
EN: Calling him a “genius” is an exaggeration.

その王女は形容できないほど美しかった。

The princess was indescribably beautiful.

それにしても男に綺麗って形容はやめろよな~。

Still, you really shouldn’t call a guy beautiful.

あんな形容詞の少ない論文は初めてどう形容しようと物は物ですからね

I've never seen a paper with so few adjectives. No matter how you describe it, a thing is a thing.

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

“「暗黒の日」のような形容も”

Even descriptions like “a dark day”

— マルコムX (1992)

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