Illustration: At a community hall magic performance, a magician finishes a flourish by balancing a tiny paper crane on the tip of an upright finger. Children in the front row lean forward with wide eyes, and one has already begun copying the magician's unusual elbow-out pose.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

印いん象しょうづける

inshouzukeru

to make an impression on

Example sentences

  1. これは源頼朝みなもとよりともが源氏みなもとしの嫡流ちゃくりゅうであると印象いんしょうづけるための創作そうさくといわれている。

    This story was probably created to give the impression that Yoritomo MINAMOTO was descended from the official line of the Minamoto clan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. このため声調せいちょう、言葉ことばづかい、話はなしかたなどによって登場人物とうじょうじんぶつの個性こせいを印象いんしょうづける工夫くふうがなされる。

    Therefore, the storyteller contrives to convey the personality of each character by differentiating their tone of voice, choice of words, way of talking, and other factors.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また、両神りょうかみの姿すがたを強烈きょうれつに印象付いんしょうづける。

    At the same time, the figures of the gods make a strong impact

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 印象

  • 印mark; stampOnインKunしるし・しるす
  • 象image; elephantOnショウ・ゾウKunかたどる

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