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画室 (がしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が室しつ

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Meanings

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noun

art studio; painting room

A room or studio used for creating art, especially painting. A straightforward compound of 画 (picture) and 室 (room).

彼かれは自じ宅たくの二に階かいに画が室しつを作つくった。
He set up an art studio on the second floor of his house.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
室room, apartment, chamber

Similar words

アトリエ
アトリエ is a more common loanword for an artist's studio, often with a slightly more professional or Western connotation. 画室 is a native Japanese compound that feels more literal and less common in everyday speech.

Etymology

Compound of 画 (picture, painting) and 室 (room). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.