► 名詞
作家 [さっか] meaning: author rank: 2
☆ 彼は有名な作家だ ⇨ He is a famous author (☛ Typically a novel or manga author, but can be a producer of other fine arts)
More examples:
- 彼の後に多くの若い作家が続いた ⇨ Many young authors followed his footsteps
- 有名作家の新作 ⇨ A new novel from the famous author
- 彼は彼女のことを最も有望な新人作家の一人と評した ⇨ He evaluated her as one of the brightest new authors
- 「時代の代弁者」と呼ばれた作家 ⇨ An author who was called a “spokesperson of the time”
- ヘミングウェイは作家、また冒険家として有名だった ⇨ Hemingway was famous as a writer, also as an adventurer
- 彼は売れない作家だ ⇨ He is an unsuccessful author
- 彼女は外国の無名作家の作品を盗作した ⇨ She plagiarized a work of unknown foreign author
- 彼女は童話作家だ ⇨ She is an author of children’s books
- 彼は多作家として知られている ⇨ He is known as a prolific writer, composer, etc.
- 彼女は作家として成功した ⇨ She has succeeded as a novelist
- 女流作家 ⇨ A female novelist
- 創作家 ⇨ A (artistic) creator