巨匠(きょしょう)

きょしょう
noun
great master; maestro; virtuoso
1. great master; maestro; virtuoso
a person of outstanding skill and achievement in an artistic or creative field, especially one with a long and distinguished career
映画(えいが)の巨匠(きょしょう)と呼(よ)ばれている。
He is called a master of cinema.
この作品(さくひん)は日本画(にほんが)の巨匠(きょしょう)が描(えが)いたものだ。
This work was painted by a great master of Japanese painting.
二十世紀(にじっせいき)の音楽(おんがく)の巨匠(きょしょう)たちは、今(いま)なお多(おお)くの人(ひと)に影響(えいきょ���)を与(あた)えている。
The great masters of twentieth-century music still influence many people today.

A highly respectful title used for the most accomplished figures in creative or artistic fields. Typically refers to someone with decades of achievement and wide recognition, not simply anyone who is skilled.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 映画(えいが)の巨匠(きょしょう): master filmmaker
  • 文学(ぶんがく)の巨匠(きょしょう): literary master
  • 建築(けんちく)の巨匠(きょしょう): master architect
  • 巨匠(きょしょう)と呼(よ)ばれる: to be called a master
  • 巨匠(きょしょう)の作品(さくひん): a master's work

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大家(たいか): authority, master — broader, can include scholars and experts, not limited to arts
  • 名匠(めいしょう): master craftsman — emphasizes skill in craft or technique
  • マエストロ: maestro — loanword, mainly used for conductors or musicians
  • 天才(てんさい): genius — emphasizes innate talent rather than career achievement

ETYMOLOGY:
巨(きょ) (giant, great) + 匠(しょう) (craftsman, artisan). Literally "great craftsman."

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