Keyword
picture
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig1446
Old form
Readings
(93%)
かい
(6%)
Composed of
thread
meeting
Used in vocabulary (237 in total)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
painting; picture
to paint (draw) a picture
picture book
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
the very picture of ...
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
impression given by a painting or image
pattern; design
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
oil painting
fabrication; pipe dream
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
paintbrush
illustration; drawing
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
votive picture (originally of horse)
picture postcard
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
picture scroll
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
rough sketch; design; cartoon
to paint (draw) a picture
illustrated diary; picture diary
picture postcard
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
to paint (draw) a picture
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
illustrated story
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
storyboard (film, television); design for a series of movie scenes
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
ink painting
drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)
trompe l'oeil
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
picture for coloring in (colouring)
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
picture postcard
illustrated; pictorial
decorative plate; palette; pallet
illustration (e.g. book); picture
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
trompe l'oeil
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
raised cloth picture
frontispiece
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
pixel art; pixel graphics
illustration (e.g. book); picture
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
images drawn or painted on fusuma
sand picture
pictorial map
drawing; picture
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
picture painted on glass; stained glass
picture postcard
picturesque design
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
warrior picture (as a genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
picture drawn on a folding screen
(satirical) cartoon; caricature; humorous illustration
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
art or picture gallery
letter made from a picture one has drawn
picture for coloring in (colouring)
a lacquer painting
erotic picture
abstract painting; abstract art
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
embossed gilt lacquerwork
picture puzzle
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
silk canvas
natural mineral pigments
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
sugoroku (with pictures)
biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
tan-e; early multi-colour ukiyo-e print
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
decorated umbrella; figured paper parasol
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
artwork on wood, canvas, metal sheet, etc.
impression given by a painting or image
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
(artistic) transparency
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; shadowgraph
painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
colour wash; distemper; powdered paints or pigments
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
picture painted with oil paint (esp. a landscape mural in a public bath)
natural mineral pigments
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
ink painting style
traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to paint (draw) a picture
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
figured haori (coat)
still image (in animation)
picture drawn in fun
fan painted with a picture
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
pictures painted on tiles; mural on tiled wall (esp. in public baths)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
Nagasaki-e; print produced in Nagasaki during the Edo period
fabrication; pipe dream
uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa
pyrograph
rock paintings; rock art
comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
figured haori (coat)
raised cloth picture
provincial maps of Japan (Edo period)
hidden picture puzzle
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
picture for coloring in (colouring)
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
picture on silk
picture formed from letters; painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
etori (classic Japanese card game)
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
toy coin (Edo period)
painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
mitsuda-e; litharge painting; oil painting with litharge as a desiccant; painting with a glue and pigment mixture, coated with litharge oil for luster
underglaze color; underglaze colour
pictograph
illustrated rankings
oil painting look (on processed photographs, etc.)
building diagram
illustrated kabuki script
illustrated kabuki script
painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
single pattern on the entirety of a garment
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
cutout; cutout picture; collage
cutout; cutout picture; collage
drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome
(apostatizing through) trampling on a fumi-e; trampling on a tablet bearing Christian images; allegiance test; loyalty test
zoetrope (animation device)
zoetrope (animation device)
bird's-eye view
ukiyo-e print depicting somebody in their final moments
ukiyo-e print depicting somebody in their final moments
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)
illustration drawn in response to a request (e.g. on social media)
Examples (200 in total)
Can you see the picture?
That painting is beautiful, and so is this one.
What do you imagine when you see that picture?