邦画
Meanings
1
Japanese film; Japanese movie
Refers to films made in Japan or Japanese-language/Japanese-produced cinema, often contrasted with 洋画 for foreign or Western films.
See also: 洋画
Over the weekend I watched three Japanese films at home.
This movie theater shows a lot of Japanese films.
2
Japanese painting
Art-context use for Japanese painting, especially as a counterpart to 洋画. In everyday modern Japanese, 日本画 is often the clearer term for Japanese-style painting.
In an art context, hōga can refer to Japanese painting.
Usage patterns
- 邦画を見るto watch a Japanese movie
I went to see a Japanese movie over the weekend.
- 邦画が好きだto like Japanese movies
She likes Japanese movies and often goes to the theater.