風景画(ふうけいが)

ふうけいが
noun
landscape painting
art
1. landscape painting; scenery picture
A painting or drawing whose subject is natural scenery such as mountains, rivers, fields, or townscapes.
壁(かべ)に風景画(ふうけいが)を飾(かざ)った。
I hung a landscape painting on the wall.
She is good at painting landscapes.
This art museum exhibits many landscape paintings by famous painters.

Compound of 風景(ふうけい) (scenery, landscape) + 画(が) (picture, painting). The 画(が) suffix names a genre of picture, as in 肖像画(しょうぞうが) (portrait) and 静物画(せいぶつが) (still life).

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Similar words

  • 肖像画(しょうぞうが): portrait — a picture whose subject is a person
  • 山水画(さんすいが): ink landscape painting — a traditional East Asian style of mountains and water