絵 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- カイ・エ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- picture, drawing
Origin
Many colored threads (糸) brought together (会) for embroidery → a picture.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カイ | 絵画 |
|---|---|
| エ | 絵本・絵図・口絵 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 絵本えほん
picture book
- 絵画かいが
painting
Example
上手に 絵を かきます。
I draw pictures well.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)