絵え手て紙がみ

noun

picture letter; hand-drawn illustrated letter

A letter that includes a simple hand-drawn picture, often sent as a personal, warm message. Associated with a Japanese cultural practice of combining a drawing and a short note.

• 祖そ母ぼに季き節せつの花はなを描かいた絵え手て紙がみを送おくった。

  I sent my grandmother a picture letter with a drawing of seasonal flowers.

• 絵え手て紙がみ教きょう室しつで水すい彩さいの描かき方かたを習ならっている。

  I'm learning how to paint with watercolors at a picture-letter class.