音読み: ガ・カク
訓読み: none*
画数: 8
部首: た（田）
Meaning
Picture / Plan / Stroke / Draw
- 画家 — painter, artist
- 映画 — movie, film
- 計画 — plan, project
- 漫画 — comic, cartoon
- 画像 — image, picture
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- 画面 — screen, display
- 画数 — stroke count (of kanji)
- 絵画 — painting, picture
- 画用紙 — drawing paper
The old form of 画 combines 田 (field) and 書 (to write) to express the act of marking, dividing, or drawing lines — symbolic of organizing space. This kanji evolved to mean “picture” or “plan.” The simplified version used in education omits several original components.