A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Picture ; Drawing ; Painting ; Sketch

Readings on: カイ・エ
Kun readings: —

絵え — drawing

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 絵画かいが — drawing; image; painting Word card → Source
• 絵巻えまき — painted roller Source
• 影絵かげえ — Chinese shadow Source
• 絵本えほん — image book Source
• 油絵あぶらえ — oil paint Source
• 絵具えのぐ — colours; paints Source