浮き彫り
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 浮 | 彫 |
| う Grade: S |
ほ > ぼ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 浮彫り 浮彫 |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 浮き (uki, “floating”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 浮く uku, “to float, to rise”) + 彫り (hori, “carving”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 彫る horu, “to carve, to dig out”). The hori changes to bori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- relief (a type of carving)
- sharp contrast, being brought into relief
- 2021 December 17, 小池晃, quotee, “第207回国会 参議院 予算委員会 第2号 令和3年12月17日”, in 国会会議録検索システム[1], 国立国会図書館:
- しかも、コロナパンデミックは、医療体制の強化を、重要性を浮き彫りにした。
- Shikamo, korona pandemikku wa, iryō taisei no kyōka o, jūyō-sei o ukibori ni shita.
- Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of strengthening the healthcare system.
References
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