え
絵
　
に
か
描
　
い
　
た
　
よ
　
う

expression

  1. the very picture of ....

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
え
絵
　
に
か
描
　
い
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 絵に描いたよう えにかいたよう
え
絵
　
に
えが
描
　
い
　
た
　
よ
　
う
 絵に描いたよう えにえがいたよう

Contained Kanji 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)
sketch, compose, write
えが.く　か.く　ビョウ (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ　ミョウ　ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)