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)
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
illustrated story
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
storyboard (film, television); design for a series of movie scenes
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
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
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
picture for coloring in (colouring)
picture postcard
decorative plate; palette; pallet
illustrated; pictorial
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
illustration (e.g. book); picture
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
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
trompe l'oeil
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
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
frontispiece
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
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
pictorial map
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)
letter made from a picture one has drawn
picture for coloring in (colouring)
a lacquer painting
erotic picture
art or picture gallery
abstract painting; abstract art
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
embossed gilt lacquerwork
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
picture puzzle
silk canvas
natural mineral pigments
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
sugoroku (with pictures)
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
tan-e; early multi-colour ukiyo-e print
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
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
(artistic) transparency
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; shadowgraph
painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
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
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
natural mineral pigments
picture painted with oil paint (esp. a landscape mural in a public bath)
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
traditional Japanese calendar with pictures; traditional Japanese calendar expressed with pictures for use by illiterates
figured haori (coat)
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to paint (draw) a picture
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
ink painting style
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
fan painted with a picture
picture drawn in fun
still image (in animation)
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
pictures painted on tiles; mural on tiled wall (esp. in public baths)
figured haori (coat)
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
provincial maps of Japan (Edo period)
rock paintings; rock art
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
hidden picture puzzle
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
pyrograph
fabrication; pipe dream
Nagasaki-e; print produced in Nagasaki during the Edo period
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa
comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
raised cloth picture
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
etori (classic Japanese card game)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
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)
toy coin (Edo period)
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
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
picture formed from letters; painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
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?