ガ, カク, エ, カイ, えが.く, かく.する, かぎ.る, はかりごと, はか.る

picture, sketch, drawing, stroke, mark, divide

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

Originally, # (demarcate in writing) + implement held upright to carve/draw characters → *demarcate*/*mark off* in writing → *draw*; *paint* → *drawing*; *picture*; *painting* → *stroke* (n.). Also, *plan* and *consider* (← written plan).

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