Kanji

What does the kanji 画 mean?

画 means picture, painting; stroke (of a drawing). On'yomi ガ、カク、エ、カイ. Kun'yomi えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiガ、カク、エ、カイ
Kun'yomiえが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る
Strokes8
Main radical田
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi ガ、カク、エ、カイKun'yomi えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

picture, painting; stroke (of a drawing)

Memory hook

A brush ruling boundary lines around a field (田), all held inside one frame — PICTURE, STROKE.

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 漫画まんがcomic, manga
  • 画家がかpainter, artist
  • 画面がめんscreen
  • 絵画かいがpainting, picture (art)
  • 録画ろくがvideo recording
  • ~画~がpainting, picture; kanji stroke (suffix)
  • 企画きかくplan, project, planning
  • 区画くかくsection, plot, zone
  • 版画はんがwoodblock print, print
  • ~画~かくstroke (of a kanji), stroke count

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.