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N4 · 8 strokes · — · Irodori #83 · Starter L17
画
brush-stroke, picture
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Readings
- On’yomi
- エ、カイ、カク、ガ
- Kun’yomi
- えが・く、かぎ・る、かく・する、はか・る、はかりごと
Example words
画
かく
stroke (of a kanji)
画家
がか
painter; artist
画像
がぞう
image; picture
画面
がめん
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
A frame (凵) around a field (田) — a framed picture.
Components
Remember "picture, painting" (画) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
映画 (えいが) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 映画 (えいが) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: えが・く、かぎ・る、かく・する、はか・る、はかりごと — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: エ、カイ、カク、ガ — common in compound words (熟語).