画伯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
画	伯
が Grade: 2	はく Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) がはく [gáꜜhàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- (Tokyo) がはく [gàhákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ha̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

画伯 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 畫伯, hiragana がはく, rōmaji gahaku, historical hiragana ぐわはく)

artist; painter
Respectful term of address for an artist or painter.

Usage notes

Sometimes used to refer ironically to people who are known to draw wonderfully abnormal drawings.

See also

画 (が)家 (か) (gaka)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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