Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rashomon effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: rashomon -ef-fect
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The effect of the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it.

Example Sentences

"And, in accordance with the "Rashomon effect," depending on who is doing the telling, the reported effect of computerization in the same agency may differ widely."

Etymology

From Japanese 羅生門 (rashōmon), after Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon (1950), in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways.

Inflected Forms

Rashomon effects (plural)

Questions

What does rashomon effect mean?: The effect of the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it.
Where does rashomon effect come from?: From Japanese 羅生門 (rashōmon), after Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon (1950), in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways.

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