きゃくしょく

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation (for the stage or screen)

    • この劇は小説から脚色したものです。
      This play was adapted from the novel.
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    embellishment (of the facts), exaggeration, dramatization, embroidery