JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 絵: "picture, drawing, painting"
The kanji 絵 means "picture, drawing, painting, sketch". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カイ, エ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイエ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | picture, drawing, painting, sketch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 895 of 2,501 |
Common words with 絵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 絵picture; drawing; painting; sketch · image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
- 絵画painting; picture
- 絵を描くto paint a picture; to draw a picture
- 絵本picture book
- 絵になるto make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture · picture-perfect; picturesque
- 絵の具paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
- 絵に描いたようthe very picture of ...
- 似顔絵portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
- 挿絵illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
- 地獄絵図painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
- 絵面impression given by a painting or image
- 絵柄pattern; design
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