画 — picture, drawing, painting

が画 picture

U+753B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #199 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1170 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

picture
drawing
painting
stroke

word

かく kaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

計(けい) 画(かく) keikaku plan 企(き) 画(かく) kikaku planning 参(さん) 画(かく) sankaku participation

が ga On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

映(えい) 画(が) eiga movie 画(が) 像(ぞう) gazou image 画(が) 面(めん) gamen screen 漫(まん) 画(が) manga manga 画(が) ga picture 動(どう) 画(が) douga video 録(ろく) 画(が) rokuga recording 絵(かい) 画(が) kaiga painting 映(えい) 画(が) 館(かん) eigakan movie theater

Stroke order

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