Kanji 画: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 画: brush-stroke, picture. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
brush-stroke, picture
Imagine drawing a single line (一) over the content (由) inside a frame (凵) to complete a picture. It represents both a picture and the individual brush-strokes. It is commonly used in words like movie (映画) or plan (計画).
画 (かく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 画: stroke / line / drawing. Meanings and example sentences.
画期 (かっき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 画期: epoch-making / groundbreaking / landmark. Meanings and example sentences.
企画 (きかく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 企画: planning / project proposal. Meanings and example sentences.
区画 (くかく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 区画: division / section / boundary. Meanings and example sentences.
版画 (はんが): meaning and examples
Japanese word 版画: art print. Meanings and example sentences.
絵画 (かいが): meaning and examples
Japanese word 絵画: painting / picture / artwork. Meanings and example sentences.
画家 (がか): meaning and examples
Japanese word 画家: painter / artist. Meanings and example sentences.
計画 (けいかく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 計画: plan / schedule / project. Meanings and example sentences.
漫画 (まんが): meaning and examples
Japanese word 漫画: comic / manga. Meanings and example sentences.
映画 (えいが): meaning and examples
Japanese word 映画: movie / film. Meanings and example sentences.
映画館 (えいがかん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 映画館: movie theater / cinema. Meanings and example sentences.
