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書家
shoka
Description
「書家」は、字を書くことがとても上手な人のことです。
A "書家" is a person who is very good at writing characters.
筆を使って美しい字を書く仕事や芸術をしている人を「書家」と言います。
A person who uses a brush to create beautiful writing as a job or art is called a "書家".
Meanings
書家shoka
a calligrapher; master of calligraphy
あの書家の字はとても美しいです。
That calligrapher's handwriting is very beautiful.
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Notes
- Etymology
書 (writing, calligraphy) + 家 (expert/practitioner suffix), so 'calligraphy expert'.
- Nuance
refers to a skilled artist of calligraphy, not just anyone who writes.
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