Word Meaning 似顔絵

にがおえ nigaoe

似顔絵 is read as にがおえ (nigaoe) and means portrait.

Meaning

English

portrait
likeness
sketch (of a face)

Reading

Kana

にがおえ

Romaji

nigaoe

Writing Variants

似顔画 にがおえ nigaoe

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 16568 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

似絵

にせえ

nise-e

似顔

にがお

portrait

似顔書き

にがおがき

portrait painter

似通う

にかよう

to resemble closely

似合う

にあう

to suit

似合い

にあい

well-matched (esp. of a couple)

似る

にる

to resemble

似せる

にせる

to copy

似合わしい

にあわしい

well-matched

似つかわしい

につかわしい

suitable

絵

え

image (TV, film, etc.)

浮世絵

うきよえ

ukiyo-e