脚色 (Kyakushoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation (for the stage or screen), embellishment (of the facts)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbembellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization; embroidery
Examples
その物語は映画用に脚色された。
The story was adapted for the movie.
この小説は映画用に脚色された。
The novel was adapted for a film.
この劇は小説から脚色したものです。
This play was adapted from the novel.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).