美大生
bidaisen
The Japanese phrase for "art student" is 美大生 (bidaisen).
美大生 is used to refer to a student attending a college or university specializing in the fine arts. When the specific focus is on the study of fine arts or visual arts, the term 美術学生 may also be used.
What does it mean word for word?
美大生 is a compound word.
Which one should you use?
美大生 is an abbreviation of 美術大学生. For a more descriptive and formal way to express the same idea, you can use 美術大学の学生, which literally means "student of an art university".
How do you pronounce it?
bidaisen
Did you know?
- In Japan, 美大生 are often stereotyped as being eccentric, unconventional or having a distinctive, avant-garde fashion sense compared to students of other majors.
- Using the full, non-abbreviated form 美術大学生 in a casual conversation can make a speaker sound robotic or unnaturally stiff. In daily life, the punchy 美大生 is the standard choice.
- In Japan, the character 美 (bi) used in 美大生 translates to 'beauty', making the term for an art student literally a 'beauty university student'.
Examples in context
- 私の姉は美大生です。Watashi no ane wa bidaisei desu.My older sister is an art student.
- 彼は美大生として毎日忙しくしています。Kare wa bidaisei to shite mainichi isogashiku shite imasu.He is busy every day as an art student.
- 美大生には課題が多いですよね。Bidaisei ni wa kadai ga ooi desu yo ne.Art students have a lot of assignments, don't they?
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are talking about their friends' backgrounds.
- 蓮 Renあの子は美大生なの？Ano ko wa bidaisei nano?Is that girl an art student?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、美大生だよ。Un, bidaisei dayo.Yes, she is an art student.
- 蓮 Renすごいね。何を描くの？Sugoi ne. Nani o kaku no?That's amazing. What does she paint?
- 結衣 Yui主に油絵を描いているよ。Omo ni aburae o kaite iru yo.She mainly paints in oils.
