画伯|がはくgahaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounmaster painter; great artist
2. noun, noun (suffix)painter; artistoft. used as a title after a name

• Synonym画家がかNeutralThe neutral, everyday word for a professional painter. 「画伯」 is an honorific for such a person — and online, a joking label for someone who draws oddly.
• Synonym絵師えしNeutralSomeone who paints for a living — often a professional painter of the Edo period or earlier, or a modern illustrator. Traditional flavor, no honorific sense.
• Synonym画匠がしょうWrittenA written, little-used word for a painter; it carries none of 「画伯」's honorific tone. In everyday speech say 「画家」.
• Synonym画人がじんWrittenA rare, literary word for a painter. 「画伯」 typically follows a person's name to show respect, as in 「〇〇画伯」.
• Synonym画工がこうWrittenA craftsman who produces drawings and diagrams — an artisan nuance. 「画伯」 is an honorific used in addressing a painter.
• Related墨客ぼっかくWrittenA written word for literati skilled at calligraphy and painting, usually in 「文人墨客」. It evokes refined literati, not painters specifically.
• Related絵かきえかきCasualA colloquial native word for someone who paints for a living; plain, even slightly casual, with none of 「画伯」's respect.

Use 「画伯」 as an honorific after a painter's name — 「〇〇画伯」 — or jokingly online for odd drawings. For neutral use pick 「画家」, colloquially 「絵かき」, and for traditional painters or modern illustrators 「絵師」. 「画匠」「画人」「画工」「墨客」 are rare written words.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 絵画かいがの上手じょうずな人ひと。
2. 画家がかの敬称けいしょう。