Kanji – brush-stroke

The Japanese kanji can mean brush-stroke, picture.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: brush-stroke, picture
Onyomi: , カク, , カイ
Kunyomi: えがく, かくする, かぎる, はかりごと, はかる
Romaji: ga, kaku, e, kai, egaku, kakusuru, kagiru, hakarigoto, hakaru
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 199

How is read?

has the onyomi readings ガ, カク, エ, カイ and the kunyomi readings えがく, かくする, かぎる, はかりごと, はかる.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ga, kaku, e, kai, egaku, kakusuru, kagiru, hakarigoto, hakaru.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (えいが)movie, film, motion picture
  • (えいがかん)movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
  • (かぞくけいかく)family planning
  • (かく)stroke (of a kanji)
  • (かくする)to draw (a line)
  • (がか)painter, artist
  • (がしょう)picture dealer, commercial art gallery
  • (かくすう)stroke count (of a kanji)
  • (がぞう)image, picture, portrait
  • (がはく)master painter, great artist

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