画室(がしつ)

がしつ
noun
artist's studio; painting studio; atelier
artbuilding
1. artist's studio; painting studio; atelier
a room or space where an artist works, especially a painter
画室(がしつ)で絵(え)を描(か)いている。
I am painting in the studio.
I visited the painter's studio.
北向(きたむ)きの窓(まど)から自然光(しぜんこう)が入(はい)る画室(がしつ)は、画家(がか)にとって理想的(りそうてき)な環境(かんきょう)だ。
A studio with north-facing windows that let in natural light is the ideal environment for a painter.

Composed of 画(が) (painting/picture) and 室(しつ) (room). A somewhat literary or formal word for an artist's studio. The loanword アトリエ (atelier) is more commonly used in modern everyday conversation, while 画室(がしつ) appears more in written descriptions, biographies, and art-related texts.

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