“Painting” or “Drawing” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “絵”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “絵” means “Picture”, “Sketch” or “Illustration” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “絵”
Jouyou Kanji “絵” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | かい(kai) |
| え(e) | |
| Kun-Yomi | えが(く)(ega(ku)) |
| Meanings | Painting, Picture, Illustration, Draw, Sketch |
| Embroider | |
| Pattern, Design, Coloring |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “絵”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 絵合わせ(えあわせ-e a wa se) | Picture-matching (with card games etc), Matching pictures, Picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period), E-awase |
| 絵扇(えおうぎ-e o u gi) | Fan painted with a picture |
| 絵描き(えかき-e ka ki) | Painter, Artist |
| 絵柄(えがら-e ga ra) | Pictorial pattern |
| 絵看板(えかんばん-e ka n ba n) | Signboard depicting scene from a play |
| 絵絹(えぎぬ-e gi nu) | Silk for painting on, Sized silk canvas (used for traditional Japanese painting) |
| 絵心(えごころ-e go ko ro) | Artistic taste, Talent for painting, Artistic temperament |
| 絵詞(えことば-e ko to ba) | Text added to explain the picture |
| 絵暦(えごよみ-e go yo mi) | Traditional Japanese calendar with pictures, Traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates |
| 絵探し(えさがし-e sa ga shi) | Hidden picture puzzle |
| 絵師(えし-e shi) | Artist, Painter |
| 絵図(えず-e zu) | Picture, Drawing, Illustration |
| 絵図面(えずめん-e zu me n) | Drawn (house, building or landscaping) plan, Painted (house, building or landscaping) plan |
| 絵姿(えすがた-e su ga ta) | Portrait, Likeness |
| 絵像(えぞう-e zo u) | Portrait, Portrayal, Likeness |
| 絵草紙(えぞうし-e zo u shi) | Illustrated story book (published in the Edo period), Picture book |
| 絵空事(えそらごと-e so ra go to) | Falsehood, Fabrication, Pipe dream |
| 絵解き(えとき-e to ki) | ① Explanation of a picture, ② Explanation of something by means of a picture, ③ Explanation (of an incident, one’s reasoning etc), Unravelling (a mystery), Clearing up, Solving |
| 絵の具(えのぐ-e no gu) | Paint, Pigment, Coloring materials, Colors |
| 絵葉書(えはがき-e ha ga ki) | Picture postcard |
| 絵日傘(えひがさ-e hi ga sa) | Decorated umbrella, Figured paper parasol |
| 絵筆(えふで-e fu de) | Paintbrush |
| 絵踏み(えぶみ-e bu mi) | ① (Apostatizing through) trampling on a fumi-e, Trampling on a tablet bearing Christian images, ② Allegiance test, Loyalty test |
| 絵本(えほん-e ho n) | Picture book, Illustrated book |
| 絵馬(えま-e ma) | Votive picture of a horse |
| 絵巻物(えまきもの-e ma ki mo no) | Picture scroll |
| 絵文字(えもじ-e mo ji) | Pictograph, Emoji |
| 絵模様(えもよう-e mo yo u) | Picturesque design |
| 絵画(かいが-ka i ga) | Painting, Picture |
| 油絵(あぶらえ-a bu ra e) | Oil painting |
| 浮世絵(うきよえ-u ki yo e) | Ukiyoe, Picture (color print) of everyday life in the Edo period, Edo-period woodblock print |
| 影絵(かげえ-ka ge e) | Shadow picture, Silhouette, Shadowgraph |
| 挿絵(さしえ-sa shi e) | Illustration (in a book, newspaper etc), Artwork (of book, newspaper etc), Insert |
| 図絵(ずえ-zu e) | Drawing, Picture |
| 姿絵(すがたえ-su ga ta e) | Portrait, Portrayal |
| 似顔絵(にがおえ-ni ga o e) | Portrait, Likeness, Sketch (of a face), Facial caricature |
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