画 家(がか)

がか

noun

painter, artist

1. painter, artist

A person who creates paintings as a profession or vocation.

彼(かれ)は有名(ゆうめい)な画家(がか)だ。

He is a famous painter.

画家(がか)を目指(めざ)している。

I'm aiming to become a painter.

この画家(がか)の作品(さくひん)は人気(にんき)がある。

This artist's works are popular.

姉(あね)は子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)から画家(がか)になりたかったそうだ。

I heard that my older sister wanted to become a painter since she was a child.

あの画家(がか)は花(はな)や山(やま)の絵(え)をたくさん描(か)いて、世界中(せかいじゅう)で知(し)られている。

That painter has created many paintings of flowers and mountains and is known around the world.

画家(がか) specifically refers to painters who create visual art.

Etymology

画(が) (picture, painting) + 家(か) (professional, -ist)

Common patterns

画家(がか)になる (to become a painter)
画家(がか)を目指(めざ)す (to aim to be a painter)
〜派(は)の画家(がか) (painter of the ~ school)

Types

油絵(あぶらえ)画家(がか) (oil painter)
水彩(すいさい)画家(がか) (watercolor painter)
風景(ふうけい)画家(がか) (landscape painter)

Similar words

アーティスト: artist (broader, loanword)
芸術家(げいじゅつか): artist (broader)
絵描(えか)き: painter (informal)

Related Words

Related: 絵画(かいが) (painting (artwork))

Compare: アーティスト (artist)

Compare: 芸術家(げいじゅつか) (artist)

Compare: 絵描き (painter)

Related: 小説家(しょうせつか) (novelist, fiction writer)

Compare: 美術家(びじゅつか) (artist)

Related: 浮世絵師(うきよえし) (ukiyo-e artist)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:42 · Revised 2026.10.12 4:27

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