to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
painter; artist; illustrator
impression given by a painting or image
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
rough sketch; design; cartoon
illustrated diary; picture diary
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
storyboard (film, television); design for a series of movie scenes
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
drawing of a character in a standing pose (in video games)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
Ōtsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
picture painted on glass; stained glass
picture for coloring in (colouring)
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
figured; patterned; figured haori (coat)
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)
pixel art; pixel graphics
images drawn or painted on fusuma
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
impression given by a painting or image
warrior picture (genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
picture for coloring in (colouring)
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
painting; colored artwork; coloured artwork; overglaze enamels (on pottery)
picture drawn on a folding screen
(satirical) cartoon; caricature; humorous illustration
plain postcard with a self-drawn illustration and a few words
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
sugoroku; e-sugoroku; Japanese illustrated board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
moe illustration; moe art
tan-e; early multi-colour ukiyo-e print
decorated umbrella; figured paper parasol
impression given by a painting or image
artwork on wood, canvas, metal sheet, etc.
shibai-e; kabuki-e; kabuki ukiyo-e print
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
ukiyo-e portrait of the upper body with emphasis on the facial expression
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
images drawn or painted on fusuma
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
suggestive, erotic, or indecent ukiyo-e woodblock print
picture painted with oil paint (esp. a landscape mural in a public bath)
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
chigiri-e; collage of pieces of colored paper
picture formed from letters; painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period)
still image (in animation)
pictogram; pictograph; pictorial symbol
drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome
fan painted with a picture
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
nise-e; style of portrait popular in court circles in the Kamakura period
mitate-e; ukiyo-e print featuring a playful or humorous juxtaposition of contemporary and traditional elements
comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
Nagasaki-e; print produced in Nagasaki during the Edo period
uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa
pictures painted on tiles; mural on tiled wall (esp. in public baths)
kabuki-e; shibai-e; kabuki ukiyo-e print
rock paintings; rock drawings; rock art
genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
picture for coloring in (colouring)
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)
sugoroku; e-sugoroku; Japanese illustrated board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
tsukuri-e; painting technique with initial lines painted over by opaque color and redrawn later
drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome
paint chat; Internet chat room where users can draw pictures
drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)
illustrated kabuki script
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
zoetrope (animation device)
death portrait; shini-e; ukiyo-e print depicting someone in their final moments
cutout; cutout picture; collage
cutout; cutout picture; collage
zoetrope (animation device)
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
paper diorama (made from a woodblock print)
painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
illustration drawn in response to a request (e.g. on social media)
mitsuda-e; litharge painting; oil painting with litharge as a desiccant; painting with a glue and pigment mixture, coated with litharge oil for luster
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)