JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 画: "brush-stroke, picture"
The kanji 画 means "brush-stroke, picture". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ガ, カク, エ, カイ in on'yomi and えが.く, かく.する, かぎ.る, はかりごと, はか.る in kun'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)
ガカクエカイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えが.くかく.するかぎ.るはかりごとはか.る
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 | brush-stroke, picture |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 199 of 2,501 |
Common words with 画
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 計画plan; project; schedule; scheme
- 映画movie; film; motion picture
- 画面screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) · image (on a screen); picture; scene
- 漫画cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
- 企画planning; plan; project; arrangements
- 動画video (esp. digital); video clip; clip · animation; animated cartoon
- 画像image; picture; portrait
- 絵画painting; picture
- 区画division; section; compartment; block
- 画家painter; artist
- 映画館movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
- 画策scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring
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