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[かき(書)·わり(割)]
kakiwari
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[か(書)·き·わ(割)·り]
kakiwari
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[か(書)·き·わり(割)]
kakiwari
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Root Words:

[か(書)·き + わり(割)]
kaki + wari

English Meaning(s) for 書割

noun
  1. portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
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Definition and Synonyms for 書割

Mise En Scene arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Synonyms: セット, 後景, 書割, 背景
Scenery the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
Synonyms: 後景, 書割, 背景

Meanings for each kanji in 書割

» write
» proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split

Categories 書割 is a member of

Stage a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
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Set representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
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