絵
drawing, painting, picture, sketch

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エカイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:12
JLPT:3
Frequency:895

Vocabulary

エ

WordReadingMeaning
絵本エホンpicture book
絵図エズillustration; drawing
絵師エシpainter; artist; illustrator
武者絵ムシャエwarrior picture (genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
絵図面エズメンa plan

カイ

WordReadingMeaning
絵画カイガpainting; picture
絵画館カイガカンart or picture gallery
絵画的カイガテキpicturesque; pictorial; graphic
形而上絵画ケイジジョウカイガmetaphysical art
抽象絵画チュウショウカイガabstract painting; abstract art

Other

WordReadingMeaning
絵えpicture; drawing; painting; sketch; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
絵の具えのぐpaint; coloring materials; colors; colours
絵巻えまきpicture scroll
似顔絵にがおえportrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
鞆絵ともえtomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

給
allow, bestow on, gift, grant, salary, wage
Grade 4JLPT 3
縫
embroider, sew, stitch
Grade 8JLPT 1
紙
paper
Grade 2JLPT 4
約
approximately, promise, shrink
Grade 4JLPT 3
紛
be mistaken for, distract, divert, go astray
Grade 8JLPT 1
経
expire, longitude, pass thru, sutra, warp
Grade 5JLPT 3
総
all, full, general, total, whole
Grade 5JLPT 2
緩
be moderate, ease, lessen, loosen, relax, slacken
Grade 8JLPT 1
純
genuine, innocence, net (profit), purity
Grade 6JLPT 2
紀
account, annals, chronicle, geologic period, history, narrative
Grade 5JLPT 1