Word Meaning 描く

えがく egaku

描く is read as えがく (egaku) and means to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.).

Meaning

English

to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
to depict
to describe
to picture in one's mind
to imagine
to draw
to paint
to sketch

Reading

Kana

えがく

Romaji

egaku

Writing Variants

画くえがく egaku
画くかく kaku
描くかく kaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5076 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

描写

びょうしゃ

depiction

描き出す

えがきだす

to delineate

描出話法

びょうしゅつわほう

represented speech

描出

びょうしゅつ

description

描写力

びょうしゃりょく

power of description

描き手

かきて

artist

描法

びょうほう

painting or drawing technique

描き下ろし

かきおろし

newly drawn artwork (illustrations, manga, etc.)

描き下ろす

かきおろす

to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.)

描き文字

かきもじ

drawn lettering

描画

びょうが

drawing

描画ヘッド

びょうがへっど

plotting head

Example Sentences

彼女は花を水彩で描く。

かのじょははなをすいさいでえがく。

She paints flowers in watercolor.