画師

画師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
画	師
が Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
画	師
え Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 絵師

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) え​し [éꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [e̞ɕi]
• Homophone: 壊死

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) が​し [gáꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɕi]

Noun

画師 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 畫師, hiragana えし, rōmaji eshi, historical hiragana ゑし) (alternative reading hiragana がし, romaji gashi, historical hiragana ぐわし)

1. a painter (artist)