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JLPT N5 · Noun

絵 (e)

絵 (え, e) is a Japanese noun meaning “picture; drawing”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
え
Romaji
e
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. picture; drawing; painting; sketch · noun
  2. image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage · noun

Example sentences

あの絵を壁に掛けなさい。
Hang that picture on the wall.
Tatoeba #231126

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 絵

絵
picture, drawing, paintingカイ・エ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 絵.

絵画かいがpainting絵の具えのぐpaint油絵あぶらえoil painting

Source: JMdict entry 1202270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.