代表作

• 読み: だいひょうさく
• ローマ字: daihyōsaku
• 漢字の分解: 代 (dai/yo) — representative, substitute; 表 (hyō/omote) — surface, represent; 作 (saku/tsukuru) — work, creation
• 発音: /da.i.çoː.sa.kɯ/

意味

Representative work; magnum opus; the work most associated with or considered the finest by a given artist or author.

Refers to the single work — or sometimes a small group of works — that best exemplifies a creator's artistry or that they are most remembered for. Not always the same as the creator's personal favourite; it is determined by critical or popular consensus. Commonly used in literary and art criticism, encyclopaedia entries, and educational contexts.

例文

1. 夏目漱石の代表作として坊っちゃんを挙げる人は多い。
2. この画家の代表作は国立美術館に永久収蔵されている。
3. 彼女にとって代表作と呼べる一作がまだ生まれていないと評論家は指摘する。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, art, music, film, criticism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 代表 (to represent) and 作 (work). 代表 itself derives from 代 (to substitute, stand for) and 表 (to surface, manifest), conveying the idea of the work that stands in for all of an artist's output.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal