8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4
brush-stroke, picture
Kun'yomi
え が く 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.) か く す る to draw (a line) ②to demarcate ③to plan かぎ る はかりごと はか る
On'yomi
ガ picture ②image (TV, film, etc.) カ ク stroke (of a kanji) エ picture ②image (TV, film, etc.) カイ
Character Breakdown
Common Words
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) ②image (on a screen) ③surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
References
| Unicode hex code | 753B |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-18-72 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 50 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3733 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3000 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3723 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1904 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2586 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1170 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1254 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 150 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 991 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 477 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 21739P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 85 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 343 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 343 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 167 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 222 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 91 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 155 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 176 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 235 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.14 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 176 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1178 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a8.7 |
| Four corner code | 1077.2 |
| De Roo Code | 3175 |