Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “絵”

絵

え

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

Example sentence

Hang that picture on the wall.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

絵
On
かい;え
Kun
—
Stroke count
12

・picture

・drawing

・painting

・sketch

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Related words to 絵

49 related words

絵本

えほん

→

picture book

絵巻

えまき

→

picture scroll

絵巻物

えまきもの

→

picture scroll

絵画

かいが

→

painting;picture

絵の具

えのぐ

→

paint;coloring materials;colors;colours

絵

え

→

image (TV, film, etc.);picture;footage

絵はがき

えはがき

→

picture postcard

絵文字

えもじ

→

emoji

絵図

えず

→

illustration;drawing

絵入り

えいり

→

illustrated;pictorial

絵師

えし

→

painter;artist

絵葉書

えはがき

→

picture postcard

絵解き

えとき

→

explanation of a picture

絵を描く

えをかく

→

to paint a picture;to draw a picture

絵馬

えま

→

votive tablet

絵筆

えふで

→

paintbrush

絵空事

えそらごと

→

fabrication;pipe dream

絵柄

えがら

→

pattern;design

絵師

えし

→

illustrator

絵文字

えもじ

→

pictorial symbol;pictograph;pictogram

絵解き

えとき

→

explanation by means of pictures

絵文字

えもじ

→

ASCII art

絵解き

えとき

→

explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.);unravelling (a mystery);clearing up;solving

絵とき

えとき

→

explanation of a picture

絵とき

えとき

→

explanation by means of pictures

絵とき

えとき

→

explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.);unravelling (a mystery);clearing up;solving

絵にも描けない

えにもかけない

→

indescribable (e.g. beauty)

絵探し

えさがし

→

hidden picture puzzle

絵付け

えつけ

→

ceramics painting;porcelain painting;painting on china

絵伝

えでん

→

biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures

絵に描いたよう

えにかいたよう

→

the very picture of ...

絵像

えぞう

→

portrait

絵入根本

えいりねほん

→

illustrated kabuki script

絵手紙

えてがみ

→

letter made from a picture one has drawn

絵に描いた餅

えにかいたもち

→

pie in the sky;castles in the air

絵心

えごころ

→

artistic taste;aptitude for painting;ability to appreciate art

絵凧

えだこ

→

painted kite;kite with a picture painted on it

絵双六

えすごろく

→

sugoroku;e-sugoroku

絵本学会

えほんがっかい

→

Association for Studies of Picture Books

絵取り

えとり

→

etori (game)

絵取る

えどる

→

to color;to colour;to paint

絵扇

えおうぎ

→

fan painted with a picture

絵ろうそく

えろうそく

→

candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)

絵団扇

えうちわ

→

uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it;picture uchiwa

絵合わせ

えあわせ

→

picture-matching (with card games, etc.);matching pictures

絵図面

えずめん

→

a plan

絵グラフ

えグラフ

→

pictograph

絵日記

えにっき

→

illustrated diary;picture diary

絵になる

えになる

→

to make a lovely picture;to be perfect for a picture