きゃく
脚
しょく
色

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatization, adaptation (for the stage or screen).
  2. embellishment (of the facts), exaggeration, dramatization, embroidery.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゃく
脚
しょく
色
 脚色 きゃくしょく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

skids, leg, undercarriage
あし　キャク　キャ (7th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
instead, on the contrary, rather
キャク　かえ.って　しりぞ.く (7th, N1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る　コ　キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)