Onyomi: エ, カイ, カク, ガ · Kunyomi: えが.く, かぎ.る, かく.する, はか.る, はかりごと · Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Kanji for brush-stroke, picture
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The kanji 画 combines the “field” radical (田) with a line across, symbolizing dividing a space to create a picture or plan. In ancient times, it represented drawing, painting, or planning lines. 画 came to mean picture, drawing, or stroke, capturing creativity, representation, and structure.
A divided field — 画 means picture, drawing, or stroke.
Imagine drawing lines to create a picture — that’s 画, the kanji for drawing and images.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 画 | かく | stroke (of a kanji) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Counter |
| 絵 | え | picture, drawing, painting, sketch | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 画家 | がか | painter, artist | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 描く | えがく | to draw, to paint, to sketch | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 画像 | がぞう | image, picture, portrait | common Noun |
| 画面 | がめん | screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) | common Noun |
| 画廊 | がろう | art gallery (esp. artworks for sale), picture gallery | common Noun |
| 画する | かくする | to draw (a line) | common Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| 画風 | がふう | style of painting | Noun |
| 画材 | がざい | subject matter of a painting | Noun |