Quick answer
画 is the kanji for "Picture". The most common reading is えが.く (egaku). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Picture
Also : Brush-stroke · Drawing · Image
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 画 represents 'BRUSH-STROKE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of brush-stroke.
On-reading: が — remember this sound by associating it with brush-stroke. Kun-reading: えが.く.
Example Sentences
映画を見に友達と行きました。
えいがをみにともだちといきました。
I went to see a movie with a friend.
絵画の展覧会に行きました。
かいがのてんらんかいにいきました。
I went to a painting exhibition.
Vocabulary using 画
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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