画

Alternative forms

 * Note that, in Japanese script, the central vertical stroke is the fourth stroke and goes above the third stroke, creating a central 由; in simplified Chinese, the vertical stroke is the fifth stroke and does not go above the third stroke, forming a central 田 instead.

Glyph origin
Seemingly from with  omitted.

Readings
On'yomi derived from Middle Chinese /ɦˠuɛH/ with departing tone :

On'yomi derived from Middle Chinese /ɦˠwɛk̚/ with entering tone :

Kun'yomi:

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) picture, drawing, painting
 * 2) movie, film, video
 * 1) movie, film, video

Suffix

 * 1) genre or style of painting

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) delimiter, demarcation, stopping point
 * 2) plan, strategy
 * 1) plan, strategy

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * 1) stroke
 * 2) a line in the divinatory trigrams of the : "—"  and "- -"
 * 1) a line in the divinatory trigrams of the : "—"  and "- -"

Counter

 * 1) number of strokes in a kanji