Japanese symbol for “dramatization”
脚色
きゃくしょく
Romaji: kyakushoku
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
In Japanese, dramatization is 脚色, read きゃくしょく (kyakushoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
- n, vs, vt embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization; embroidery
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dramatization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劇化 | げきか gekika | dramatization; dramatisation |
| ドラマ化 | ドラマか doramaka | turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚本 | きゃくほん kyakuhon | script; screenplay; scenario |
| 失脚 | しっきゃく shikkyaku | losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall |
| 立脚 | りっきゃく rikkyaku | being based on |
| 脚光 | きゃっこう kyakkou | footlight; limelight |
| 行脚 | あんぎゃ angya | pilgrimage |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 景色 | けしき keshiki | scenery; scene; landscape |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.