画家

がか

Painter, fine artist

N3noun·gaka

How to remember it

画 (picture) + 家 (professional); 画家 is one who makes pictures for a living.

Example sentences

  • 彼は有名な画家です。

    かれはゆうめいながかです。

    He is a famous painter.

  • その画家は風景を描き続けた。

    そのがかはふうけいをえがきつづけた。

    That painter kept painting landscapes.

Usage

Means a fine-art painter, not a house painter.

Related words

絵画美術家彫刻家

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