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じゅつかんかいてんしてあるものせいかいひとないそのさくひんどうかはまったくゆうだ。

もちろんそのさくひんせいさくしたアーティストそんざいするしかしそれけっただひとせいかいではないさくしゃかんがいなかったようかたや、かたできることげいじゅつさくひんりょくなのだ。すぐさくひんさくしゃかるがるかんきゃくこころよういくようかいしゃくできることは、すぐじゅつさくひんじょうけんだといい

しかし日本人にっぽんじんは、このこたないことにがなのだ。「じゅつむずか」「わからないというこえよくのは、おお日本人にっぽんじんじゅつかたに「せいかい」があるひょういるからあるおうべいではこうしたこえ。「じゅつじゃない」「にはきょうないというひといるしかし、「わからないものだとおもいるひとあまりいないのではないかとおも

ただし、「」ととうわくつぶやくのは大人おとなたちだけだ。どもそんなこと

じゅつかんどもは、それぞれかたさくひん。(ちゅうりゃく

おもしろおもハマるおもわすしまうどもじゅつさいしょそれいいのだとおも

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  1. 1筆者は、どのような芸術作品が優れていると述べているか。
  2. 2筆者によると、日本人の大人が美術を難しいと感じるのはなぜか。
  3. 3子供と美術の出会いについて、筆者はどのように考えているか。

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Vocabulary5 words
  • 制作せいさく
    • ·work (film, book)
    • ·production; creation; turning (something) out; development
    N2
  • 作者さくしゃ
    • ·creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist
    N2
  • 超えるこえるAs it appears here: 超えて
    • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
    N2
  • あまるAs it appears here: あまり
    • ·to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
    N2
  • ただし
    • ·but; however; provided that
    N2
Other levels65 words
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • 観るみる
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • 一つひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言って
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 難しいむずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
    • ·picture; drawing; painting; sketch
    • ·image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからない
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • こえ
    • ·voice
    • ·singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
    • ·voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
    • ·sound
    • ·sense (of something's arrival); feeling
    • ·voice; voiced sound
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 聞くきく
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 聞くきくAs it appears here: 聞かれない
    • ·to hear
    • ·to listen (e.g. to music)
    • ·to ask; to enquire; to query
    • ·to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
    • ·to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
    • ·to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
    • ·to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
    • ·to taste (alcohol); to try
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言わない
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 面白いおもしろい
    • ·interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
    • ·amusing; funny; comical
    • ·enjoyable; fun; entertaining; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·good; satisfactory; favourable; desirable; encouraging
    N5
  • 忘れるわすれるAs it appears here: 忘れて
    • ·to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
    N5
  • 美術館びじゅつかん
    • ·art museum; art gallery
    N4
  • かい
    • ·everyone; everybody; all
    • ·everything; all
    N4
  • 自由じゆう
    • ·freedom; liberty
    N4
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えて
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 思うおもう
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 変わるかわるAs it appears here: 変わらない
    • ·to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
    • ·to move to
    • ·to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思えば
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思わなければ
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • 作品さくひん
    • ·work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
    N3
  • まったく
    • ·really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
    • ·indeed
    • ·good grief
    N3
  • もちろん
    • ·of course; certainly; naturally
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • ただ
    • ·ordinary; common; usual
    • ·free of charge
    • ·unaffected; as is; safe
    • ·only; merely; just; simply
    • ·but; however; nevertheless
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 魅力みりょく
    • ·charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
    N3
  • 優れるすぐれるAs it appears here: 優れた
    • ·to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
    N3
  • 観客かんきゃく
    • ·spectator; audience
    N3
  • 解釈かいしゃく
    • ·interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
    N3
  • 条件じょうけん
    • ·condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
    N3
  • 苦手にがて
    • ·poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
    • ·not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
    N3
  • ひょう
    • ·table; chart; list
    • ·memorial to an emperor
    N3
  • 出会いであい
    • ·meeting; rendezvous; encounter
    • ·meeting for the first time; coming across
    • ·confluence
    N3
  • 展示てんじ
    • ·exhibition; display
    N1
  • 正解せいかい
    • ·correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation
    • ·right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
    N1
  • 意図いと
    • ·intention; aim; design
    N1
  • 見方みかた
    • ·viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle
    • ·way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
    N1
  • 多様たよう
    • ·diverse; various
    N1
  • 美術びじゅつ
    • ·art; fine arts
    N1
  • 答えこたえ
    • ·answer; reply; response
    • ·answer; solution; result
    N1
  • つぶやく
    • ·to mutter; to murmur; to grumble
    • ·to tweet; to post on Twitter
    N1
  • 受け止めるうけとめる
    • ·to catch; to stop the blow
    • ·to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept; to come to grips with
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • ではないかN2

    Rhetorically seeks agreement or expresses a realization — 'isn't it? / right? / surely.'

    しかし、「わからない」ものだと思っている人はあまりいないのではないかと思う。

    But I do not think many people regard art as something they simply “cannot understand.”

Other levels16 patterns
  • だの~だのN12 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    作者も考えていなかったような見方や、読み方ができることが芸術作品の魅力なのだ。

    The appeal of a work of art lies in the fact that it can be viewed and interpreted in ways that even its creator never considered.

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    しかし、それは決してただ一つの正解ではない。

    But that intention is by no means the one and only correct answer.

  • というN32 times in this passage

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    「美術は難しい」「絵はわからない」という声をよく聞くのは、多くの日本人が美術や絵の見方に「正解」があると表いるからである。

    The reason we often hear comments such as “Art is difficult” or “I don’t understand paintings” is that many Japanese people believe there is a “correct answer” to how art and paintings should be viewed.

  • あまり〜ないN3

    The degree adverb あまり, typically with a following negative, expresses a limited degree, "not very / not much."

    しかし、「わからない」ものだと思っている人はあまりいないのではないかと思う。

    But I do not think many people regard art as something they simply “cannot understand.”

  • ようだN4

    Expresses conjecture or resemblance drawn from evidence, "it seems / looks like".

    作者も考えていなかったような見方や、読み方ができることが芸術作品の魅力なのだ。

    The appeal of a work of art lies in the fact that it can be viewed and interpreted in ways that even its creator never considered.

  • 方(かた)N42 times in this passage

    Attaches to a verb's masu-stem to name the manner or method of doing it, "way of / how to".

    作者も考えていなかったような見方や、読み方ができることが芸術作品の魅力なのだ。

    The appeal of a work of art lies in the fact that it can be viewed and interpreted in ways that even its creator never considered.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    優れた作品は作者の意図を軽々と超えて、観客の心のなかで多様な気づきを生み出していく

    An excellent work easily transcends its creator’s intentions and gives rise to a variety of realizations in the minds of its viewers.

  • と言ってもいい(といってもいい)N4

    Softens a strong assertion by presenting it as reasonable — 'you could say that…' / 'it's fair to say that…'.

    多様な解釈ができることは、優れた美術作品の条件だと言ってもいい

    One might even say that allowing a variety of interpretations is a condition of an excellent work of art.

  • と思う(とおもう)N44 times in this passage

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    しかし、「わからない」ものだと思っている人はあまりいないのではないかと思う。

    But I do not think many people regard art as something they simply “cannot understand.”

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    思わなければ忘れてしまう

    If they do not, they simply forget it.

  • 〜てあるN5

    Describes a state that persists because someone deliberately did something to bring it about — “has been done (and still is)”.

    美術館に皆展示してあるものに正解は一つもない。

    There is no single correct answer for anything displayed in an art museum.

  • しかしN53 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかし、それは決してただ一つの正解ではない。

    But that intention is by no means the one and only correct answer.

  • じゃない・ではないN52 times in this passage

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    しかし、それは決してただ一つの正解ではない

    But that intention is by no means the one and only correct answer.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    作者も考えていなかったような見方や、読み方ができることが芸術作品の魅力なのだ。

    The appeal of a work of art lies in the fact that it can be viewed and interpreted in ways that even its creator never considered.

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    「美術は難しい」「絵はわからない」という声をよく聞くのは、多くの日本人が美術や絵の見方に「正解」があると表いるからである。

    The reason we often hear comments such as “Art is difficult” or “I don’t understand paintings” is that many Japanese people believe there is a “correct answer” to how art and paintings should be viewed.

  • だけN5

    Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.

    ただし、「絵が変わらない」と当惑気味につぶやくのは大人たちだけだ。

    However, it is only adults who mutter in bewilderment, “I don’t understand paintings.”

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