絵 (huì) - Picture, painting, drawing — refers to visual artwork,

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huì ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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絵 · huì

Picture, painting, drawing — refers to visual artwork, illustrations, or diagrams.

Picture, painting, drawing — refers to visual artwork,

Usage highlights

Picture bookTo draw a pictureIllustrationPaintingComic bookPicture card

Synonyms

  • 画— picture, painting
  • 図— diagram, drawing

Antonyms

  • 文— text, writing
  • 字— character, letter

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I like to draw pictures (絵を描く).
  • This is a beautiful painting (美しい絵).
  • Children's picture book (絵本).
  • She enjoys landscape painting (風景画).

Collocations

  • Picture book(絵本)
  • To draw a picture(絵を描く)
  • Illustration(イラスト)
  • Painting(絵画)
  • Comic book(漫画)
  • Picture card(絵札)

Idioms

  • A picture is worth a thousand words(百聞は一見に如かず)
  • Drawing a snake with feet(蛇足を描く)
  • Like a picture, like a flower(絵に描いた餅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in Japanese as the kanji for 'e' meaning picture or painting.
  • Commonly appears in terms related to traditional Japanese art forms like emaki (picture scrolls).
  • Frequently used in children's literature and educational materials as 絵本 (picture books).

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