Kanji

画

brush-stroke, picture

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

田部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ガ, カク, エ, カイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

えがく, かくする, かぎる, はかりごと, はかる

Common Readings

カク, ガ

Example sentences

計画 けいかく
夏休み 旅行 計画 立てる

I will make a plan for the summer vacation trip.

先に さきに
先に 申し上げた 通り 計画 変更 ありません

As I mentioned earlier, there are no changes to the plan.

映画 えいが
最近 見た 映画 これ 一番 面白かった

Among the movies I've seen recently, this was the most interesting.

明日 あした
明日 友達 映画 行き ます

Tomorrow, I will go to see a movie with my friend.

画面 がめん
スマートフォン 画面 突然 真っ暗 なった

The smartphone screen suddenly went black.

表示 ひょうじ
画面 エラー メッセージ 表示 された

An error message was displayed on the screen.

漫画 まんが
漫画 読みます

I read manga in my free time.

神様 かみさま
漫画 神様 呼ばれている

He is called the 'God of Manga'.

企画 きかく
新しい イベント 企画 するのが 得意

He is good at planning new events.

思いつく おもいつく
散歩 している とき 新しい 企画 思いついた

I thought of a new project while taking a walk.

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