noun
painted kite; kite with a picture on it
A kite that has a picture or design painted on it, as opposed to a plain kite.
正月に絵凧を揚げた。
We flew painted kites at New Year's.
A generic kite; 絵凧 specifically refers to a kite with a picture painted on it.
Compound of 絵 (e, 'picture') and 凧 (tako, 'kite'), with rendaku voicing of tako to dako.