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ギャラリー (gyararii) Japanese meaning: gallery | Kotomora

ギャラリー

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Meanings

1

gallery; corridor

Refers to a long, covered passageway or corridor, often in a building or connecting spaces. Can also mean a gallery in the architectural sense.

See also: 廊下 · 回廊

ホテルの

ギャラリー

から

中なか

庭にわ

が

見み

える

。

You can see the courtyard from the hotel's gallery.

2

A place where art is displayed and often sold. This is the most common modern meaning.

週しゅう末まつに新あたらしいギャラリーで絵えを見みた。
I saw paintings at a new gallery over the weekend.

3

upper gallery (theatre)

The highest seating area in a theatre, sometimes called the 'gods'. Less common in everyday conversation.

See also: 天井桟敷

オペラはギャラリー席せきからだと全ぜん体たいが見み渡わたせる。
From the upper gallery seats, you can see the whole opera.

4

spectators; gallery (golf)

Refers to the crowd watching a sporting event, especially golf. Often used in sports commentary.

最さい終しゅうホールでギャラリーが拍はく手しゅを送おくった。
The gallery applauded at the final hole.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をギャラリーに展てん示じするto exhibit something at a/the gallery
彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの絵えをこのギャラリーに展てん示じしている。
She has her paintings on display at this gallery.
ギャラリーが〈動どう詞し〉the gallery (spectators) does something, e.g. cheers, gathers
選せん手しゅが難むずかしいパットを決きめると、ギャラリーが大おおきな声こえで歓かん声せいを上あげた。
ギャラリーを通とおるto pass through the corridor/gallery
美び術じゅつ品ひんが並ならぶギャラリーを通とおって会かい場じょうに入はいった。
We entered the venue by passing through the corridor lined with artworks.

Related words

美び術じゅつ館かんN5sense 2
美術館 is a large public museum for art, while ギャラリー usually refers to a smaller, often commercial exhibition space.
廊ろう下かN5sense 1
廊下 is the plain word for an indoor hallway or corridor, whereas ギャラリー in this sense suggests a more decorative or architecturally notable passage.
天てん井じょう桟さ敷じき sense 3
天井桟敷 is the old Japanese term for the cheap upper-level theatre seats, while ギャラリー is the loanword used for the same seating area.
観かん客きゃくN3sense 4
観客 is the general word for spectators at any event, while ギャラリー specifically refers to onlookers at sports like golf.
画が廊ろうN1
ギャラリー is the English loanword and can also mean a spectator gallery, while 画廊 specifically denotes a commercial art gallery.

Don't confuse with

ギャラN1
ギャラ is a shortened slang word for a performer's fee (from ギャランティー), and is easily confused with ギャラリー despite meaning something entirely different.

Word family

アートギャラリー
art gallery
ギャラリートーク
guided gallery tour; gallery talk
フォトギャラリー
photo gallery
フライギャラリー
fly gallery

Etymology

Loanword from English 'gallery', which entered Japanese in the modern era.

When the player sank the tricky putt, the gallery let out a loud cheer.