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絵

Kanji 絵: meaning "Picture, Drawing, Painting", readings, stroke order

The kanji 絵 means "Picture, Drawing, Painting". On'yomi: カイ、エ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Picture, Drawing, Painting
On'yomi
カイエ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
繪 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 絵

  • 絵 え — a painting; a picture; a drawing
  • 絵画 かいが — picture, painting
  • 絵の具 えのぐ — colors, paints
  • 油絵 あぶらえ — oil painting

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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