絵かい画が

か

い

が

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

painting; picture; artwork

General term for paintings and pictorial artworks, often with an artistic or formal nuance compared to 絵.

美び術じゅつ館かんで有ゆう名めいな絵かい画がを鑑かん賞しょうした。
I viewed famous paintings at the art museum.

彼かれ

は

絵かい

画が

の

才さい

能のう

に

恵めぐ

まれ

て

いる

。

He is gifted in painting.

Kanji

絵picture, drawing, painting
画brush-stroke, picture

Similar words

絵え
絵 is a broader, more casual term for any picture or drawing, while 絵画 specifically refers to paintings as an art form.

Etymology

Compound of 絵 (picture) and 画 (painting), both meaning visual representation. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the artistic sense.