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画 means 'draw'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 168   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-4    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 9    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 118 words   Used in 509 words   Used in 68 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ガ   カク
Additional readings
On    エ   カイ
Kun    えがく to draw   かくする   かぎる   はかりごと   はかる
Variants
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Components
⿱  一 one  ⿶  凵 open box  由 reason  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 画 is used 20 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 画 is used 503 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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ガ : 349 words FIND ALL
え い が 1 え い が 0
movie; film
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カク : 147 words FIND ALL
け い か く 0
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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エ : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
the impression given by a painting or image
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カク (read as かっ) : 2 words FIND ALL
か っ き て き 0
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
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えがく : 1 word FIND ALL
え が く 2
Most common form: 描く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw; to paint; to sketch  (see also: 書く)
2. to depict; to describe  (this meaning is restricted to reading えがく)
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An additional 6 less common words include 画 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 91 (originally: 85)  Joy o' Kanji : 85  Key to Kanji: 91 

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画
ガ   カク   draw
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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凵
open box
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