Memory phrase for the Kanji: 絵


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Meaning

picture, drawing

Pronunciation

KAI, E

Explanation

Left: thread , right: to meet (The person and two noses have a meeting.)

Mnemonic

(derived from a embroidered =stitched picture:) The threads meet in a picture.

Radicals

thread
noseIs typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.
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Vocabulary

 絵  え  picture, drawing, painting, sketch
 絵画  かいが  picture
 油絵  あぶらえ  oil painting​
 絵の具  えのぐ  colors, paints
 枕絵  まくらえ  pornographic or erotic image


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