輪郭

• 読み: りんかく
• ローマ字: rinkaku
• 漢字の分解: 輪 (rin) — ring, circle; 郭 (kaku) — outer wall, enclosure
• 発音: /ɾiɴ.ka.kɯ/

意味

Contour; outline; silhouette. The outer edge or shape of something.

A noun referring to the visible border or outline of a form. Used concretely for physical shapes — 顔の輪郭 (face contour) is very common — and abstractly for the general shape of an idea or plan: 計画の輪郭 (the outline of a plan). Also a key term in art and design for describing line work.

例文

1. 霧の中で建物の輪郭がぼんやり見えた。
2. 彼女は輪郭がはっきりした顔立ちをしている。
3. 新しい政策の輪郭が少しずつ明らかになってきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, description, beauty, planning

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 輪 (rin, ring/circle) + 郭 (kaku, outer wall/enclosure). Originally referred to the outer walls of a castle or fortification, later generalised to mean any outer boundary or contour.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal