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Kanji 絵: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 絵: picture, drawing, painting, sketch

Key takeaways

Kanji 絵: picture, drawing, painting, sketch. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

picturedrawingpaintingsketch

On reading

カイ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 絵

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

糸 + 会

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine threads (糸) coming together or meeting (会) to create an intricate pattern or embroidery. This gathering of threads results in a beautiful picture or painting.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カイ
  • 油絵あぶらえ

    oil painting

  • 絵の具えのぐ

    paint / colors for painting

  • 絵画かいが

    painting / picture / artwork

  • picture / painting / drawing

Commonly used words

  • 油絵
    あぶらえ

    oil painting

  • 絵の具
    えのぐ

    paint / colors for painting

  • 絵画
    かいが

    painting / picture / artwork

  • picture / painting / drawing

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は上手に油を描く。

Translation

He paints oil paintings skillfully.

Example 2

この美術館には有名な油がある。

Translation

This museum has famous oil paintings.

Example 3

子どもたちはの具で色をぬった。

Translation

The children painted with the colors.

Example 4

の具を買いに文房具店へ行った。

Translation

I went to the stationery store to buy paint.

Kanji 絵: picture, drawing, painting, sketch | Daily Nihongo