画 - picture - Kanji alive

Kanji

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Meaning

picture

Onyomi

ガ、カク

Kunyomi

n/a

Radical

た

rice paddy

Strokes

Grade

Kodansha

1904

Classic Nelson

Hint

Oil

painting in a frame 凵.

Kanji alive

Examples

映画（えいが）

movie

漫画（まんが）

comic

絵画（かいが）

painting

画面（がめん）

screen

計画する（けいかくする）

plan

企画する（きかくする）

plan (e.g. project)

画数（かくすう）

stroke count

画期的（かっきてき）

epoch-making

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メーニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

Next/Previous kanji	Use the `←` and `→` keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets in the top navigation bar
Toggle kanji animation/typeface	Use the `↑` or `↓` keys or click on the large image of the kanji.
Next/Previous typeface	Use the `Shift` + `←` and `Shift` + `→` keys or click on the left and right single pointed brackets next to the name of the typeface
Return to Search	Click on the text of the current search term on the far left of the navigation bar

Note: The order in which kanji appear in the detail view when selecting the next or previous kanji is dependant on the sort mode previously chosen in the search view.

Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation	Use the `spacebar` or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke	Use the `Shift` + `←` or `Shift` + `→` keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation	Use the `Shift` + `r` keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples	Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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