Japanese Art Brief Information

 From these two kanji characters, we can understand that “geijutsu” consists of the two similar kanji, both of which mean ‘art’ or express art related things. So, its meaning is in line with what its kanji express.

When we meet new kanji expressions, we should check their kanji characters in detail to understand their meanings clearly and deeply. In many cases, kanji characters tell us a lot about meanings of words they form. Actually, here, we could get the better understanding of “geijutsu” through the detailed kanji check above.

Then, let me explain the other one, “bijutsu”, in detail.

Definition and meaning of “bijutsu”

Below are the definition and meaning of “bijutsu”.

• bijutsu – 美術 (びじゅつ) : a noun meaning ‘art’ in Japanese. This word is widely considered as a more specific word for paintings and sculptures which give us more visual impressions.

This word can also be used to mean art in Japanese. But normally, Japanese people use it to mean paintings, sculptures, and things which give us visual impressions. So, it cannot be used to mean works of art which we cannot see, like poems, songs, and so on.

To understand this word a bit more clearly, let me explain its kanji characters in detail like delhi bazar satta.

Kanji of “bijutsu”

Below are the kanji characters used in the word, “bijutsu”.

• 美 : a kanji character widely used to mean ‘beautiful’. It can also be used in the adjective, “utsukushii“, which means ‘beautiful’ in Japanese.
• 術 : the same as explained above.

From these two kanji characters, we can understand that “bijutsu” is a word for beautiful works of art. Therefore, this is considered as a more specific word for things we can enjoy visually.

In the rest part of this blog post, I will explain how to use these two words through example sentences.

Example #1: how to say “art” in Japanese

watashi wa gakkou de geijutsu wo manabi mashi ta – 私は学校で芸術を学びました (わたしはがっこうでげいじゅつをまなびました)

I studied art in school.

Below are the new words used in the example sentence eg king satta.

• watashi – 私 (わたし) : a pronoun meaning ‘I’ in Japanese.
• wa – は : a binding particle working as a case maker or topic maker. In the example, it is put after the pronoun, “watashi”, to make the subject word in the sentence.
• gakkou – 学校 (がっこう) : a noun meaning ‘school’ in Japanese. Learn more about “gakkou“.