画家
がか · gaka
Painter, artist
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Example sentences
この美術館は、あの画家の作品を中心に展示している。
このびじゅつかんは、あのがかのさくひんをちゅうしんにてんじしている。
This museum exhibits works centered on that painter.
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この絵は、あの画家によって描かれた。
このえは、あのがかにによってえがかれた。
This painting was painted by that artist.
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この絵は、あの画家とは全く関係がない。
このえは、あのがかとはまったくかんけいがない。
This painting has nothing to do with that artist.
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この絵は、画家が最後まで描き続けた作品で、未完のまま残されている。
このえは、がかがさいごまでかきつづけたさくひんで、みかんのままのこされている。
This painting was one the artist continued to work on until the end, and it remains unfinished.
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What does 画家 mean?
Painter, artist.
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がか (gaka). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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