JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
絵 means picture, painting. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 12 strokes, read え. It combines 糸 (thread), which carries the meaning, with 会, which is there for its sound かい. It appears in 絵の具 (colors / paints) and 油絵 (oil painting).
絵 is written in 12 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
絵 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絵 | え | a painting |
| 絵の具 | えのぐ | colors / paints |
| 油絵 | あぶらえ | oil painting |
会 tends to carry the sound かい. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 会 | かい | meeting, meet |
| 絵 | かい | picture, drawing |
| 桧 | かい | Japanese cypress |
These use 糸 or 会 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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