景色
keshiki[ke̞ɕi̥kʲi]
The English word scenery is translated into Japanese as 景色 (keshiki) or 風景.
Meaning: view, natural features, landscape (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| 景色 | keshiki | [ke̞ɕi̥kʲi] (narrow) [ke̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟] (narrow) |
| 風景 | fūkei | [ɸɯ̟ːke̞ː] (narrow) |
景色 is used to refer to scenery in its general sense, including natural landscapes or cityscapes. The word 眺め is used to emphasize the act of looking at a particular view, such as gazing out of a window.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 景色 (keshiki) is composed of the characters for 'color/hue' (色) and 'view/scene' (景).
Which one should you use?
風景 is also used to describe landscapes or scenery.
How do you pronounce it?
keshiki
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific concept called 借景 (shakkei) or 'borrowed scenery', where a garden is designed to incorporate a distant mountain or building into its own view.
- The word 景気 (keiki), which refers to the 'state of the economy', shares the same character '景' used in 'scenery'.
- The word 景色 (keshiki) shares its pronunciation with the word 気色 (keshiki), which means 'color', 'hue' or 'physical condition'.
Examples in context
- 私達はその景色の美しさに感嘆した。We admired the beauty of the scenery.This sentence shows how to express admiration for the beauty of the scenery using 景色.Tatoeba #151789 by bunbuku, translation #262766 by CM
- 彼らはその美しい景色にうっとりした。They admired the lovely scenery.This sentence illustrates how to describe being captivated by lovely scenery using 景色.Tatoeba #97862 by bunbuku, translation #305843 by CK
- 景色は言葉では表せないほど美しかった。The scenery was beautiful beyond description.This sentence demonstrates how to describe scenery that is beautiful beyond description using 景色.Tatoeba #176508 by bunbuku, translation #48051 by Zifre
- ここからの景色は本当に素晴らしいです。The view from here is truly spectacular.
- この写真は美しい風景を表しています。This photo represents a beautiful landscape.
- このカフェからの街の眺めは最高です。The view of the city from this café is amazing.
- この公園の景観が好きで、よく写真を撮りに来ます。I love the scenic view of this park and often come here to take pictures.
- 今日のハイキングで絶景をたくさん見た！感動したよ！I saw so many amazing views on today's hike! It was truly impressive!
- 15 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Himari are looking out of a train window.
- 蓮 Ren見て、外の景色がとても綺麗だよ。Mite, soto no keshiki ga totemo kirei dayo.Look, the scenery outside is very beautiful.
- 陽葵 Himari本当だね！山が見えるよ。Hontou dane! Yama ga mieru yo.You're right! I can see the mountains.
- 蓮 Renこの景色を写真に撮っておこう。Kono keshiki o shashin ni totte okou.Let's take a photo of this scenery.
- 陽葵 Himariいい考えだね。蓮、撮って。Ii kangae dane. Ren, totte.That's a good idea. Ren, take it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scenery” translations and entries 景色, 風景, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
