巨匠|きょしょうkyoshou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmaster; masterhand; maestro
   この美術館びじゅつかんはオランダの巨匠きょしょうが描えがいた作品さくひんがたくさんある。↗

   This art collection is rich in paintings by Dutch masters.

• Synonym名人めいじんNeutralUnlike 「巨匠」, it covers anyone with superb technique, not just in the arts; it is also the name of a title in go and shogi.
• Synonym大家たいかNeutralAn authority or leading figure in a field; close to 「巨匠」 but used mostly for scholarship, calligraphy and painting.
• Synonym達人たつじんNeutralA master of a particular skill, as in 「料理の達人」; the word feels more approachable than the lofty 「巨匠」.
• SynonymマエストロNeutralA loanword for a great artist, especially a celebrated conductor.
• Antonym素人しろうとNeutralAn amateur or layman — the direct opposite of 「巨匠」.

Use 「巨匠」 for an acknowledged master in the arts. For an authority in scholarship say 「大家」; for masters of a craft or skill say 「名人」 or 「達人」; 「マエストロ」 is a loanword for great artists, chiefly conductors; the opposite is 「素人」.

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1. ある分野ぶんや、特とくに芸術げいじゅつの分野ぶんやで傑出けっしゅつした人物じんぶつ。大家おおや。