えが.く
egaku
JLPT N48 strokesKanjiLevel 15 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

画 is the kanji for "Picture / Brush-stroke". A common reading is えが.く (egaku). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Picture / Brush-stroke

Also : Picture · Brush-stroke

Readings

kunえが.く/ egakukunかく.する/ kakusurukunかぎ.る/ kagirukunはかりごと/ hakarigotokunはか.る/ hakaruon/ gaonかく/ kakuon/ eonかい/ kai

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 画 represents 'BRUSH-STROKE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of brush-stroke.

Reading ·

On-reading: が — remember this sound by associating it with brush-stroke. Kun-reading: えが.く.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Vocabulary using 画

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