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.

WORD COMPOSITION:

  • 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))
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Added 2026.1.11 19:42 · Revised 2026.4.2 17:34
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