EntryCommon
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to paint a picture; to draw a picture

    彼は30歳になってから絵をかき始めた。
    He didn't start to paint until he was thirty.

Also written 絵を書く【えをかく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

picture, drawing, painting, sketch

On
カイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
895 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
2893.1Four corner code
2771deroo
7d75Unicode hex code
1-19-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3537Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4488New Nelson (John Haig)
1346New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1704Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
910Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1233Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1346Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1446Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
976A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2332Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
380Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27464PMorohashi
89A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
345Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
345Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
172sakade
819Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
95henshall3
214Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
617Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1530Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1358Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hui4Pinyin reading
hoeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sketch, compose, write, draw, paint

Kun
えが.くか.く
On
ビョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
876 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.21The Kanji Dictionary
5406.0Four corner code
1376deroo
63cfUnicode hex code
1-41-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1936Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2196New Nelson (John Haig)
488New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
591Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
358Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
445Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
670Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
723Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
920A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1489Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12339XMorohashi
1741A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1469Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1566Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1367Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
765Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
910Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
677Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
miao2Pinyin reading
myoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level