絵画|かいがkaiga[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpainting; picture
   その絵画かいがを見みたらおもしろかった。↗

   I found the picture interesting.

• Synonym図画ずがWrittenWritten word for pictures and paintings in general, close to 「絵画」, but rarely used on its own today; mostly seen in set phrases like 「図画工作」.
• Synonym絵えNeutralThe everyday word for a picture or drawing; also covers TV images. 「絵画」 is more formal and refers mainly to paintings as artworks.
• Synonym画図WrittenWritten word for pictures or drawn plans and designs; very rarely used today.
• RelatedドローイングNeutralLoanword for line-based drawing or sketching, used mainly in art contexts; 「絵画」 is the umbrella term for paintings and covers line-drawn works too.
• Related絵図えずWrittenRefers to floor plans of houses or plots of land, and by extension pictures generally, as in 「絵図面」; stresses schematic depiction.
• Related図絵ずえWrittenWritten word for a picture drawn with pen or brush on paper; rare today — 「絵」 is the usual choice.

Use 「絵画」 for paintings as artworks; in everyday speech say 「絵」. For line-based drawing or sketching, 「ドローイング」 fits, while 「絵図」 suits plans or diagrams. 「図画」「図絵」「画図」 are written, dated words best avoided in daily conversation.

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1. 物ものの形かたちや心こころに浮うかんだ姿すがたを、紙かみやキャンバスと言いった平面へいめん上じょうに描えがいたもの。絵え。