絵 — picture, painting, drawing

かい絵 picture

U+7D75 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #895 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1367 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

picture
painting
drawing
sketch

word

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

絵(え) e picture 絵(え) 本(ほん) ehon picture book

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

絵(かい) 画(が) kaiga painting

Stroke order

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