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絵 = 糸 + 会

絵 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “picture”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 会 (meeting). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1446.

Keyword
picture
RTK frame
1446
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ, エ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
изображение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
絵 draw

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 会 meeting

How to find 絵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “meeting”. 絵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 絵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.