12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

On'yomi
  • カイ
  • picture ②image (TV, film, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

98.2%
カイ 1.8%

Character Breakdown

picture, drawing, painting
エ カイ (2nd, N3)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
meeting, meet, party
カイ あ.う エ (2nd, N4)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
say
ウン い.う ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

picture ②image (TV, film, etc.)
picture book
painter ②drawing pictures
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
illustrated diary
votive tablet
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References

Unicode hex code 7D75
JIS X 0208 1-19-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3537
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4488
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1346
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1704
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 910
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1233
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1346
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1446
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 976
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2332
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 380
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27464P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 89
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 345
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 345
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 172
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 819
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 95
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 214
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 617
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1530
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1358
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a6.8
Four corner code 2893.1
De Roo Code 2771