Illustration: In a Japanese food-replica workshop, an apprentice holds a remarkably convincing imitation tempura prawn between chopsticks. Its crisp batter, curved tail, and tiny surface bubbles closely match a real serving on a nearby plate.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

リアル

riaru

realistic, lifelike

Example sentences

  1. 合戦かっせんの描写びょうしゃそのものは実じつに臨場感りんじょうかんがあり、リアルである。

    These descriptions of battles are very vivid and realistic.

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

  2. リアルになるほど違和感いわかんありますね。このゲーム。

    This game gets more unsettling as it gets more realistic.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 実際じっさい、浮世絵うきよえの美人画びじんがは様式化ようしきかされたもので美うつくしい女性じょせいをリアルに描えがいたものではない。

    In fact, bijinga in ukiyoe is stylized and is not a realistic depiction of beautiful women.

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

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