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絵 — painting; drawing

絵 means “painting; drawing”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: エ (e). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 絵 (e, “picture; drawing”).

絵
Stroke order of 絵
Meaning
painting; drawing
On'yomi
エ (e)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Arts & pastimes

How to remember 絵

Threads (糸) that meet (会) in a picture.

Sounds like 会: both read エ.

Parts: 糸 thread · 会 meet

Words with 絵

WordReadingMeaning
絵え e onpicture; drawing
絵はがきえはがき ehagaki onpicture postcard

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