寡作

• 読み: かさく
• ローマ字: kasaku
• 漢字の分解: 寡 (ka) — few, scarce, alone; 作 (saku/tsuku) — work, creation
• 発音: /ka.sa.kɯ/

意味

Producing few works; rare creative output. Said of an author or artist known for a small body of work.

A formal noun used in literary and artistic criticism to describe creators who release very little work over their career, often due to perfectionism, illness, or meticulous standards. 寡作 sometimes carries an air of reverence, as 寡作 writers are often considered to value quality above quantity. Its antonym is 多作 (prolific output).

例文

1. その作家は寡作で知られ、生涯に三冊しか書かなかった。
2. 寡作ゆえに一作一作の重みが増す。
3. 寡作な詩人の遺稿集が没後に出版された。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary criticism, art criticism, biography

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

From 寡 (few, scarce, alone) and 作 (work, creation). Together they describe a creator whose output is sparse or infrequent.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Scholarly