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画廊 (がろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が廊ろう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

art gallery; picture gallery

Typically refers to a commercial gallery where artworks are exhibited and sold, as opposed to a public museum (美術館).

See also: ギャラリー

彼かの女じょは銀ぎん座ざの画が廊ろうで個こ展てんを開ひらいた。
She held a solo exhibition at a gallery in Ginza.

この画が廊ろうでは若わか手て作さっ家かの作さく品ひんを扱あつかっている。

This gallery deals in works by young artists.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
廊corridor, hall, tower

Similar words

ギャラリー
Loanword from English; often used for commercial or rental spaces, and can also refer to a spectator gallery (e.g., in a theater). 画廊 is more specifically a picture/art gallery.
美び術じゅつ館かん
Art museum; a public institution primarily for exhibition and preservation, not primarily for sales.

Etymology

Compound of 画 (picture, painting) and 廊 (corridor, hall), referring to a hall or space for displaying pictures.