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絵 (え) — a painting | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

絵

え

noun

Meanings

1a painting
2a picture
3a drawing
4picture
5drawing
6painting
7image (TV, film, etc.)
8footage

Example sentence

妹は絵を描くのが上手です。

いもうとはえをかくのがじょうずです。

My younger sister is good at drawing pictures.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

絵Picture, Drawing, Painting12 strokes

More words with 絵

絵の具えのぐ · colorsN2 絵画かいが · pictureN3 油絵あぶらえ · oil paintingN1 絵葉書えはがき · picture postcard 絵巻えまき · picture scroll

Full entry on Jisho

絵本

えほん · picture book

絵文字えもじ · emoji

似顔絵にがおえ · portrait

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