“Sketch” in Japanese
Short answer
Sketch in Japanese is “写し絵” (utsushie). Full meaning: 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.
Other ways to say “Sketch” in Japanese
スケッチ
suketchi sketch, sketching
画稿
gakou sketch
エスキス
esukisu sketch
鉛筆画
enpitsuga sketch (done by pencil)
粉本
funpon copy, sketch
図案
zuan design, sketch
素描
sugaki drawing, sketch; outline, summary, synopsis
図取り
zudori sketching, drawing a plan, sketch
スケツチ
suketchi sketch, sketching
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
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