Kanji

絵

絵

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Common Readings

エ, カイ

Example sentences

絵 え
子供が将来の夢を絵に描きました。

The child drew a picture of their future dream.

掛ける かける
壁に絵を掛けました。

I hung a picture on the wall.

絵本 えほん
母は毎晩、弟に絵本を読んであげる。

My mother reads a picture book to my younger brother every night.

天馬 てんば
神話の絵本で、少年は空を駆ける天馬に憧れた。

In a book of myths, the boy admired a heavenly horse galloping through the sky.

絵を描く えをかく
彼女は公園で静かに絵を描いている。

She is quietly drawing a picture in the park.

絵画 かいが
美術館で有名な絵画を鑑賞するのが趣味です。

My hobby is appreciating famous paintings at the art museum.

価値 かち
彼はその絵画に高い価値を見出している。

He finds high value in that painting.

絵の具 えのぐ
彼は新しい絵の具で絵を描いた。

He painted a picture with new paints.

混合 こんごう
この絵の具は、赤と青を混合して作られた色です

This paint is a color made by mixing red and blue.

似顔絵 にがおえ
公園でプロの絵描きに似顔絵を描いてもらった。

I had a professional artist draw a caricature of me at the park.

Example Vocabulary

絵

え

picture; painting; drawing

絵本

えほん

picture book

絵を描く

えをかく

to draw a picture; to paint

絵画

かいが

painting; picture

絵になる

えになる

絵に描いたよう

えにかいたよう

絵の具

えのぐ

paints; colors (for painting)

似顔絵

にがおえ

portrait; caricature; likeness

地獄絵図

じごくえず

絵面

えづら

visual impression; picture; look (of a scene)

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