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描

sketch

Radical:手

Parts:田扌⺾

Dictionary: 描

Meanings

sketch; compose; write; draw; paint

ビョウbyō
えが.くegaku · か.くkaku
Popularity rank: 876 Pinyin: miáo Korean: myo Hán-Việt: miêu
Stroke counts: 11 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 1-3-8

Example Words

絵に描いた餠[enikaitamochi] pie in the sky
絵描[ekaki] painter
弧を描く[kowoegaku] to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)
自然描写[shizenbyousha] description of nature
手描[tegaki] handwriting
描き分ける[kakiwakeru] to distinguish in writing
心理描写[shinribyousha] psychological description
人物寸描[jinbutsusunbyou] thumb-nail sketch
素描[sobyou] drawing
点描[tenbyou] dotting

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絵

picture

Radical:糸

Parts:糸幺小二人厶

Dictionary: 絵

Meanings

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

カイkai · エe
Popularity rank: 895 Pinyin: huì Korean: hoe Hán-Việt:
Stroke counts: 12 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 2 Skip code: 1-6-6

Example Words

影絵[kagee] shadow picture
下絵[shitae] rough sketch
絵にかいた餅[enikaitamochi] pie in the sky
絵具[enogu] colors
絵画[kaiga] picture
絵巻[emaki] picture scroll
絵巻物[emakimono] picture scroll
絵図[ezu] illustration
絵日記[enikki] diary with illustrations

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龕

alcove for an image

Radical:龍

Parts:月口立人龍

Dictionary: 龕

Meanings

alcove for an image

カンkan · ガンgan
れいrei
Pinyin: kān Korean: gam Hán-Việt: kham, khám
Stroke counts: 22 Skip code: 2-2-20

Example Words

龕燈[gandou] Buddhist altar light
龕燈返し[gandougaeshi] rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
壁龕[hekigan] niche (in Western architecture)
起龕[kigan] ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)
龕像[ganzou] Buddha figure carved into a rock
龕屋[ganya] place to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

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