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画工 (がこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Kanji 工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48) Related words 画が 家か 画家 is the standard modern word for 'painter' or 'artist'. 画工 is more formal, literary, or historical, and less common in everyday conversation.
Etymology Compound of 画 (picture, painting) and 工 (craft, worker). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to a professional painter or artist.
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He is a famous painter from the Edo period.
This picture was painted by an unknown artist.