picture, drawing, painting, sketch
On'yomi (音読み)
- カイ
- エ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「絵」 primarily means "picture" or "drawing" and is often used as a noun. You will find it in several common compounds. For example, 絵画 (かいが) means "painting," referring to artwork done with paint. Another example is 絵本 (えほん), which translates to "picture book," a book filled with illustrations. Additionally, there’s 絵巻 (えまき), meaning "picture scroll," which is a traditional format for storytelling through images. This kanji does not have a kun’yomi reading but is frequently seen in various artistic contexts, making it essential for those interested in art and literature.
Example sentences
彼は美しい絵を描く。
He paints beautiful pictures.
Meanings across languages
- English
- picture, drawing, painting, sketch
- Tiếng Việt
- tranh, bức họa, vẽ, phác họa
- 日本語
- 絵, 描写, 絵画, スケッチ
- 한국어
- 그림, 드로잉, 화가, 스케치
- 中文
- 画, 绘图, 绘画, 素描
- id
- gambar
- th
- ภาพ
- es
- imagen
- fr
- image
- de
- Bild
- pt
- imagem
Common compounds
- 絵画かいがpainting, picture
- 絵本えほんpicture book
- 絵巻えまきpicture scroll
- 油絵あぶらえoil painting
- 挿絵さしえillustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.), picture
- 絵の具えのぐpaint, coloring materials, colors
- 似顔絵にがおえportrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 浮世絵うきよえukiyo-e, ukiyoe, Edo-period woodblock print
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