11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sketch, compose, write, draw, paint

Kun'yomi
  • to draw ②to depict ③to picture in one's mind ④to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
  • to draw ②to depict ③to picture in one's mind ④to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ビョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えが 95.8%
2.7%
ビョウ 1.5%

Character Breakdown

sketch, compose, write
えが.く か.く ビョウ (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ ミョウ ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Common Words

to draw ②to depict ③to picture in one's mind ④to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.) ②to draw a circle
to add to a drawing
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References

Unicode hex code 63CF
JIS X 0208 1-41-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1936
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2196
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 488
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 591
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 358
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 445
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 670
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 723
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 920
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1489
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12339X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1741
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1469
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1566
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1367
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1444
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 765
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 910
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 677
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.21
Four corner code 5406.0
De Roo Code 1376