“Depiction” in Japanese
Short answer
Depiction in Japanese is “点出” (tenshutsu). Full meaning: depiction, including in a picture, delineation.
Other ways to say “Depiction” in Japanese
描写
byousha depiction, description, portrayal
写し絵
utsushie sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph; mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction
イメージ
imeeji image (in one's mind), impression, imagining, mental image, (forming a) mental picture; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product), rendition, impression
写絵
utsushie sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph; mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction
移し絵
utsushie sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph; mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction
うつし絵
utsushie sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph; mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction
ウツシエ
utsushie sketch (depicting real people or nature), drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture, child's copying pictures, shadowgraph; mirror image (e.g. of society), (metaphorical) depiction
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