デッサン

Japanese

デッサン (dessan): a drawing of Raphael, used as a study for creating the Alba Madonna painting.

Etymology

Borrowed from French dessin (“a sketch, a drawing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) デ​ッサン [déꜜssàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [de̞sːã̠ɴ]

Noun

デッサン • (dessan) 

1. a sketch, a line drawing, especially as a study or draft for a later work

Usage notes

• The terms スケッチ (suketchi), クロッキー (kurokkī), and 素描 (sobyō) refer to a drawing made in a relatively short period of time that roughs in the main points.
• デッサン (dessan) often refers more specifically to a line drawing intended as a draft or study for a later picture, carving, sculpture, or other artwork.
• 素描 (sobyō) can also be used more figuratively to describe a rough overview of things in general.
• 下絵 (shitae, literally “under-picture”) refers to a draft for a drawing or painting.

Synonyms

• スケッチ (suketchi)
• クロッキー (kurokkī)
• 素(そ)描(びょう) (sobyō)
• 下(した)絵(え) (shitae)

Verb

デッサンする • (dessan suru) transitive suru (stem デッサンし (dessansuru shi), past デッサンした (dessansuru shita))

1. to sketch or draw something, especially as a study or draft for a later work

   果(くだ)物(もの)をデッサンする

   kudamono o dessan suru

   to draw a sketch of fruit

Usage notes

• The terms スケッチ (suketchi), クロッキー (kurokkī), and 素描 (sobyō) refer to a drawing made in a relatively short period of time that roughs in the main points.
• デッサン (dessan) refers more specifically to a line drawing intended as a draft for a later picture, carving, sculpture, or other artwork.
• 素描 (sobyō) can also be used more figuratively to describe a rough overview of things in general.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "デッサンする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	デッサンし	dessan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	デッサンし	dessan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	デッサンする	dessan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	デッサンする	dessan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	デッサンすれ	dessan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	デッサンせよ¹ デッサンしろ²	dessan seyo¹ dessan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	デッサンされる	dessan sareru
Causative	デッサンさせる デッサンさす	dessan saseru dessan sasu
Potential	デッサンできる	dessan dekiru
Volitional	デッサンしよう	dessan shiyō
Negative	デッサンしない	dessan shinai
Negative continuative	デッサンせず	dessan sezu
Formal	デッサンします	dessan shimasu
Perfective	デッサンした	dessan shita
Conjunctive	デッサンして	dessan shite
Hypothetical conditional	デッサンすれば	dessan sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

• スケッチ (suketchi)
• クロッキー (kurokkī)
• 素(そ)描(びょう) (sobyō)