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picture, stroke

JLPT N4 Grade 2 8 strokes
On'yomi
ガ・カク
Radical
· field (rice field)

画 means "picture, stroke". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 8 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ガ・カク. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

Example word

映画えいが

movie

画 in example sentences

  • いいえいがだね。

    Ii eiga da ne.

    It's a good movie.

  • えいがくの?

    Eiga ni iku no?

    Are you going to a movie?

  • えいがました。

    Eiga o mimashita.

    I watched a movie.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 画 mean?
画 means "picture, stroke". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 画 have?
画 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 画 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ガ・カク.
What JLPT level is 画?
画 is a JLPT N4 kanji.