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How to say 'Picture' in Japanese | 画

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The Japanese word for Picture is 'Ga', written as 画 in Japanese.'Picture' in hiragana is が.

    word

    画

    Meaning

    Picture

    Reading

    が

    ga

    Kanji

    画Picture

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '画 (が)' primarily means 'picture' or 'painting'. It is often used in compound words related to art or visual media, such as '映画 (えいが)' (movie) or '漫画 (まんが)' (comic). This word can also refer to a stroke in kanji or a frame in animation, but its most common usage is in the context of visual art. Example sentences: This is a beautiful picture「これは美しい画です」(これはうつくしいがです). I like watching movies「私は映画を見るのが好きです」(わたしはえいがをみるのがすきです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    3074

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 画

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    画

    Meaning

    Picture

Words Related to 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

    企画

    Meaning

    Plan

  • word

    区画

    Meaning

    Section, Division

  • word

    画家

    Meaning

    Painter

  • word

    絵画

    Meaning

    Painting

  • word

    洋画

    Meaning

    Foreign film

  • word

    録画

    Meaning

    Recording

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What does 'Ga' (画) mean?

'Ga' means 'Picture' .

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