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What is the Kanji for 'Picture'? | 画

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Picture', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Picture' is 画.

    kanji

    画

    Meaning

    Picture

    Reading

    onyomiかく

    kaku

    が

    ga

    Parts

    由Reason 凵Open box 一One

    Example Word

    映画: movie. The Japanese noun '映画 (えいが)' means 'movie' or 'film'. It refers to a motion picture, typically shown in theaters or on television. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing films, going to the cinema, or watching movies. For example: I watched a movie yesterday「昨日映画を見ました」(きのうえいがをみました). This movie is interesting「この映画は面白い」(このえいがはおもしろい). The word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '映画館 (えいがかん)' (movie theater) or '映画監督 (えいがかんとく)' (film director).

    Radical

    田

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    384

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 画

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    kanji

    由

    Meaning

    Reason

    radical

    凵

    Meaning

    Open box

    kanji

    一

    Meaning

    One

Words Using 画

This kanji is used in 13 words:

    word

    洋画

    Meaning

    Foreign film

    word

    画像

    Meaning

    Image

    word

    区画

    Meaning

    Section, Division

    word

    絵画

    Meaning

    Painting

    word

    録画

    Meaning

    Recording

    word

    企画

    Meaning

    Plan

    word

    映画館

    Meaning

    Cinema

    word

    計画

    Meaning

    Plan

    word

    漫画

    Meaning

    Comic

    word

    画面

    Meaning

    Screen

    word

    画家

    Meaning

    Painter

    word

    画

    Meaning

    Picture

    word

    映画

    Meaning

    Movie

Kanji Related to 画 Through the Part 由

These 8 kanji contain the part 由 as well.

    kanji

    宙

    Meaning

    Midair

    kanji

    軸

    Meaning

    Axle, Axis

    kanji

    笛

    Meaning

    Flute

    kanji

    黄

    Meaning

    Yellow

    kanji

    油

    Meaning

    Oil

    kanji

    届

    Meaning

    Report, Deliver

    kanji

    抽

    Meaning

    Pluck, Extract

    kanji

    袖

    Meaning

    Sleeve

Kanji Related to 画 Through the Part 凵

These 6 kanji contain the part 凵 as well.

    kanji

    山

    Meaning

    Mountain

    kanji

    出

    Meaning

    Exit

    kanji

    歯

    Meaning

    Tooth

    kanji

    凹

    Meaning

    Concave, Hollow

    kanji

    凶

    Meaning

    Villain, Bad luck

    kanji

    凸

    Meaning

    Convex, Uneven

Kanji Related to 画 Through the Part 一

These 53 kanji contain the part 一 as well.

    kanji

    豆

    Meaning

    Beans

    kanji

    三

    Meaning

    Three

    kanji

    拝

    Meaning

    Worship

    kanji

    七

    Meaning

    Seven

    kanji

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

    kanji

    丘

    Meaning

    Hill

    kanji

    二

    Meaning

    Two

    kanji

    口

    Meaning

    Mouth

    kanji

    獣

    Meaning

    Beast, Animal

    kanji

    大

    Meaning

    Big

    kanji

    百

    Meaning

    Hundred

    kanji

    行

    Meaning

    Go

    kanji

    合

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

    kanji

    賓

    Meaning

    Guest, Vip

    kanji

    来

    Meaning

    Come

    kanji

    旦

    Meaning

    Dawn

    kanji

    虫

    Meaning

    Insect

    kanji

    今

    Meaning

    Now

    kanji

    寸

    Meaning

    Measurement

    kanji

    黄

    Meaning

    Yellow

    kanji

    皿

    Meaning

    Plate

    kanji

    至

    Meaning

    Arrive, Climax

    kanji

    貴

    Meaning

    Precious

    kanji

    上

    Meaning

    Up

    kanji

    土

    Meaning

    Soil

    kanji

    互

    Meaning

    Mutual

    kanji

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

    kanji

    両

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    事

    Meaning

    Thing

    kanji

    万

    Meaning

    Ten thousand

    kanji

    王

    Meaning

    King

    kanji

    天

    Meaning

    Heaven

    kanji

    本

    Meaning

    Book, Origin

    kanji

    耳

    Meaning

    Ear

    kanji

    才

    Meaning

    Talent, Age (counter)

    kanji

    遣

    Meaning

    Use, Dispatch

    kanji

    丙

    Meaning

    Third, Third class

    kanji

    子

    Meaning

    Child

    kanji

    戸

    Meaning

    Door

    kanji

    丁

    Meaning

    Street

    kanji

    工

    Meaning

    Construction

    kanji

    光

    Meaning

    Light

    kanji

    武

    Meaning

    Military

    kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

    kanji

    下

    Meaning

    Down

    kanji

    寒

    Meaning

    Cold

    kanji

    西

    Meaning

    West

    kanji

    日

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

    kanji

    弐

    Meaning

    Two

    kanji

    正

    Meaning

    Correct

    kanji

    霊

    Meaning

    Spirits

    kanji

    鳥

    Meaning

    Bird

    kanji

    再

    Meaning

    Again, Twice

Learn the Kanji 画

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 画 mean?

画 means 'Picture'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.