浮き彫り

うきぼり

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective relief; embossed carving
2. Noun bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

Kanji

• 浮 float. Read as うく.
• 彫 carve. Read as ぼり.

Example sentences

• 死亡事例が19件と全体の20％を超えており、過労死の深刻な実態が浮き彫りになった。
  With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.

Common phrases

• 浮き彫りにする (うきぼりにする) to emboss
• 浮き彫りになる (うきぼりになる) to become distinct

Words containing 浮き彫り

• 浮き彫りになる (うきぼりになる) to become distinct
• 浮き彫りにする (うきぼりにする) to emboss

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