1.
fine arts, visual arts
Visual arts including painting, sculpture, and other artistic works.
2.
art class
Art as a school subject.
Compound: 美 (beauty) + 術 (technique, art)
Common collocations
- 美術館 (art museum)
- 美術品 (artwork, art object)
- 美術展 (art exhibition)
- 美術作品 (artwork)
- 現代美術 (modern/contemporary art)
- 西洋美術 (Western art)
- 東洋美術 (Eastern art)
- 美術大学/美大 (art university)
Similar words
- 芸術 - art in the broad sense, including music, literature and theatre; 美術 is only the visual arts (painting, sculpture, design).
- 図工 - the name of the art subject in elementary school; from junior high school on, the subject is 美術.
Related words
- 工芸 (crafts)