No. 695 in Japanese
絵画
A painting or artwork.
In a sentence
私は絵画が好きです。
I like paintings.
Here, 絵画 refers to the general concept or category of paintings or art in visual forms.
美術館で美しい絵画を鑑賞しました。
I appreciated beautiful paintings at the art museum.
In this sentence, 絵画 is used to describe the specific artworks viewed at the museum.
彼は絵画のクラスに通っています。
He attends a painting class.
Here, 絵画 is used in the context of learning the craft or skill of painting.
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