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ç””
ç””
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Frequency: 895
JLPT N2
Grade 2

Meanings

picture
drawing
painting
sketch

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚«ă‚€
ス

Common Words

画
え
が (画)
Noun
Freq #1630
1

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

Examples
ă‚ăźç””ă‚’ćŁă«æŽ›ă‘ăȘさい。
Hang that picture on the wall.
2

image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

かいが
Noun
Freq #6872
1

painting; picture

Examples
ăăźç””ç”»ă‚’èŠ‹ăŸă‚‰ăŠă‚‚ă—ă‚ă‹ăŁăŸă€‚
I found the picture interesting.
ç””ă‚’æ›žă
えをかく
えをえがく (ç””ă‚’æă)
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #8561
1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

Examples
ćœŒăŻïŒ“ïŒæ­łă«ăȘăŁăŠă‹ă‚‰ç””ă‚’ă‹ăć§‹ă‚ăŸă€‚
He didn't start to paint until he was thirty.
ăˆă»ă‚“
Noun
Freq #8722
1

picture book

Examples
ç””æœŹăŻć­äŸ›ăŸăĄăźé ­ă‚’ć•“ç™șする。
Picture books will cultivate the minds of children.
えにăȘる
Expression
Freq #14942
1

Idiomatic expression; Godan verb

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture

2

Idiomatic expression; Noun or verb acting prenominally

picture-perfect; picturesque

甔慷
えたぐ
Expression
Noun
Freq #16781
1

paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

Examples
è”€ă„ç””ăźć…·ă«é’ă„ç””ăźć…·ă‚’æ··ăœăȘさい。
Blend the red paint with the blue paint.
ăˆă«ă‹ă„ăŸă‚ˆă†
ăˆă«ăˆăŒă„ăŸă‚ˆă†
Expression
Freq #18028
1

the very picture of ...

Examples
ç†æƒłă‚’ç””ă«æă„ăŸă‚ˆă†ăȘç”·æ€§ă ăŁăŸă€‚
He was a man who was the very picture of her ideals.
ă«ăŒăŠăˆ
äŒŒéĄ”ç”»
Noun
Freq #22580
1

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

æŒżă—ç””
さし甔
さしえ
Noun
Freq #23537
1

illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture

Examples
ă“ăźæœŹă«ăŻçŸŽă—ă„æŒżç””ăŒć…„ăŁăŠă„ă‚‹ă€‚
This book is beautifully illustrated.
じごくえず
Noun
Freq #25572
1

painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell

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