Picture, Painting
え (e)
Interesting Fact
In the 1830s, Japanese artist Hokusai created The Great Wave off Kanagawa, part of his Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series. The surprising part is that the image wasn't originally created as a unique masterpiece—it was a woodblock print, mass-produced so ordinary people could afford it. Copies eventually traveled to Europe and influenced artists including Monet, Van Gogh, and Debussy. A picture originally sold as popular entertainment ended up influencing the development of Western art.
Memory Trick
“🧵 A huge picture is made entirely from colorful threads(糸), with every little thread meeting(会) another to form the Picture—that's 絵!”
Readings
Onyomi: カイ (kai), エ (e)
Kunyomi: え (e)
Example Words
Example Sentence
妹は絵を描くのが好きです。
いもうと は え を かく の が すきです。
imouto wa e o kaku no ga suki desu
My younger sister likes drawing pictures.