脚本家(きゃくほんか)

きゃくほんか
noun
screenwriter, playwright
1. screenwriter, scriptwriter, playwright
A person who writes scripts for film, television, theater, or other dramatic productions. The suffix 家 indicates a professional.
有名(ゆうめい)な脚本家(きゃくほんか)がこのドラマを書(か)いた。
A famous screenwriter wrote this drama.
脚本家(きゃくほんか)を目指(めざ)して映画(えいが)の学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)っている。
I'm attending a film school aiming to become a screenwriter.
この作品(さくひん)は脚本家(きゃくほんか)と監督(かんとく)が同(おな)じ人物(じんぶつ)で、独自(どくじ)の世界観(せかいかん)が貫(つらぬ)かれている。
In this work, the screenwriter and director are the same person, and a unique worldview runs throughout.

USAGE:
脚本家(きゃくほんか) is composed of 脚本(きゃくほん) (script, screenplay) + 家(か) (professional suffix). A 脚本家(きゃくほんか) writes 脚本(きゃくほん) for TV dramas, films, anime, and stage plays.

Related terms:

  • 脚本(きゃくほん): script, screenplay
  • 監督(かんとく): director
  • 演出家(えんしゅつか): stage director, producer
  • 小説家(しょうせつか): novelist

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 脚本家(きゃくほんか)を目指(めざ)す: to aspire to be a screenwriter
  • 人気(にんき)脚本家(きゃくほんか): popular screenwriter
  • 脚本家(きゃくほんか)デビュー: screenwriting debut
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Added 2026.2.27 16:53
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