絵 picture, drawing, painting, sketch 12 strokes taught in grade 2 old JLPT 2 #895 in newspapers Readings Onカイ、エ In Chinese 绘, traditional 繪 Words written with it 絵 え picture N5 絵画 かいが painting N3 絵本 えほん picture book 絵の具 えのぐ paint N2 浮世絵 うきよえ ukiyo-e 油絵 あぶらえ oil painting N1 挿絵 さしえ illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.) 踏み絵 ふみえ fumi-e 絵巻 えまき picture scroll 絵柄 えがら pattern 絵を描く えをかく to paint a picture 絵文字 えもじ emoji