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Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 画家 – see 畫家 (“painter; artist who specialises in drawing”).
(This term is the simplified form of 畫家). |
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Japanese
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| 畫家 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 画 (ga, “picture, drawing, painting”) + 家 (-ka, “expert, professional, performer”).
First cited to 1799.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
画家 • (gaka) ←ぐわか (gwaka)?
- painter
See also
References
- ^ “画家”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN