How to say 'Painting' in Japanese | 絵画

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The Japanese word for Painting is 'Kaiga', written as 絵画 in Japanese.'Painting' in hiragana is かいが.

word

絵画

Meaning

Painting

Reading

かいが

kaiga

Kanji

絵Picture 画Picture

Explanation

The Japanese noun '絵画 (かいが)' refers to 'painting' as an art form. It is used to describe works of art created with paint, typically on canvas or paper. This term is often used in formal or artistic contexts. For example: I like this painting「この絵画が好きです」(このかいががすきです). The museum has many paintings「美術館には多くの絵画があります」(びじゅつかんにはおおくのかいががあります). The word can also refer to the broader category of visual art, but it is most commonly associated with painted works.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5886

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 絵画

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

絵

Meaning

Picture

kanji

画

Meaning

Picture

Words Related to 絵画 Through the Kanji 絵

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 絵 as well.

word

絵

Meaning

Picture

word

絵葉書

Meaning

Postcard

word

油絵

Meaning

Oil painting

word

絵本

Meaning

Picture book

Words Related to 絵画 Through the Kanji 画

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 画 as well.

word

映画

Meaning

Movie

word

計画

Meaning

Plan

word

映画館

Meaning

Cinema

word

画面

Meaning

Screen

word

画像

Meaning

Image

word

漫画

Meaning

Comic

word

画

Meaning

Picture

word

企画

Meaning

Plan

word

区画

Meaning

Section, Division

word

画家

Meaning

Painter

word

洋画

Meaning

Foreign film

word

録画

Meaning

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