デッサンする

• 読み: デッサンする
• ローマ字: dessan suru
• 発音: /des.saɴ.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To sketch; to draw a rough outline or study, typically in pencil or charcoal.

A Group 3 (suru) verb combining the French loanword デッサン (dessin, drawing/sketch) with する. Refers specifically to drawing as a foundational art practice — pencil or charcoal sketches focusing on form, shading, and proportion. Distinguished from イラストを描く (to draw an illustration) by its emphasis on technical study. Essential vocabulary for art education.

例文

1. 美術の授業で果物をデッサンした。
2. デッサンすることで物の形を正確に捉える力がつく。
3. 毎日三十分デッサンする習慣をつけている。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, education, drawing, design

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From French 'dessin' (drawing/design), which itself derives from Latin designare (to mark out). Entered Japanese through Western art education during the Meiji era, when European drawing techniques were formally introduced.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Students and artists

社会的背景: Universal