画

Picture, Drawing

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

🌊 One of the world's most famous Japanese pictures is "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai. Printed in the 1830s, the artwork shows a towering wave about to crash over fishing boats with Mount Fuji in the background. The image became so famous that it inspired artists around the world, including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet.

Memory Trick

🖼️ Imagine drawing a picture inside a giant square frame. You carefully add mountains, trees, and a smiling sun until the frame is full. That framed artwork reminds you that 画 means "picture."