彫琢

• 読み: ちょうたく
• ローマ字: chotaku
• 漢字の分解: 彫 (cho/ho) — carve, engrave; 琢 (taku) — polish, chisel
• 発音: /tɕoː.ta.kɯ/

意味

Polishing; elaboration; refinement. The careful and painstaking process of perfecting a piece of work, especially literary or artistic.

A literary noun referring to the act of honing and refining creative or intellectual work through repeated revision. Derived from the image of carving (彫) and polishing (琢) stone or jade. Often used when praising or describing the craft behind a well-wrought essay, poem, or speech.

例文

1. 何度も彫琢を重ねた末に、完成稿が仕上がった。
2. 文章の彫琢には時間と粘り強さが必要だ。
3. 師匠の彫琢を経て、弟子の技は格段に伸びた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, arts, academic writing

トーン: refined

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 彫 (carve, engrave) and 琢 (polish, chisel). The phrase 琢磨 and 彫琢 both draw on the classical image of refining raw jade into a gem.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Intellectual