Japanese word

脚本

Pronunciation

Romajikyakuhon

Meaning

  • nounscript

Example

この脚本は面白いです。ko no kyaku hon wa omo shiro i de su

This script is interesting.

Illustration for 脚本 (script)

More examples

監督と相談しながら脚本を書き直します。kan toku to sō dan shi na ga ra kyaku hon o ka ki nao shi ma su

I will rewrite the script while consulting with the director.

Core concept

It is the written framework that sets out a performance's dialogue, actions, and unfolding scenes.

Common phrases

  • 脚本を書くkyaku hon o ka ku

    write a script

  • 脚本を読むkyaku hon o yo mu

    read a script

  • 脚本を担当するkyaku hon o tan tō su ru

    be in charge of the script

Similar words

台本daihon: A text prepared for performers that includes dialogue, actions, and stage directions.
シナリオshinario: A detailed written plan for the scenes, dialogue, and action of a film or performance.
戯曲gikyoku: A literary work written as dialogue and action for performance on a stage.

Definition in Japanese

演劇や映画などで、登場人物のせりふや動作、場面の展開を書き記したもの。en geki ya ei ga na do de tō jō jin butsu no se ri fu ya dō sa ba men no ten kai o ka ki shiru shi ta mo no

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 脚本 (kyakuhon) combines 脚 (kyaku, "leg or supporting part") and 本 (hon, "basis or book"), describing the written basis of a performance.

Usage tips

  • The Japanese term 脚本 (kyakuhon) overlaps with the English word script, but it usually points to a written work for a play, film, or similar performance rather than computer code.

Related words

  • 脚本家kyakuhonkascriptwriternoun

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