絵

picture, drawing, painting, 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:N3

Frequency:895

Vocabulary

エ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease

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