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drawing, painting

In this kanji, we find the radical for “thread” on the left side. If you’re interested in Japanese
prints, you’ve probably heard of the woodblock prints, called ukiyoe (images of the
KAI, E floating world), by Hokusai or Hiroshige.

Radical: 糸 Number of strokes: twelve

to draw

This kanji can be pronounced ega-ku or ka-ku (to draw). Redundantly, we also say
e (w)o kaku (draw a drawing).
BYŌ/ega(ku),

ka(ku)

Radical: ⺘ Number of strokes: eleven

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