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sketch

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingビョウ

Kun readingえが.く、か.く

Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

sketchRtK
compose
write
draw
paint

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · seedlings · flowers (艹) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 723

Compound words

一筆描きひとふでがき

one-stroke sketch

絵に描いた餅えにかいたもち

pie in the sky

絵描きえかき

painter

弧を描くこをえがく

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)

Stroke Order

11 strokes