Word Meaning 描く

かく kaku

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

Meaning

English

  1. to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
  2. to depict
  3. to describe
  4. to picture in one's mind
  5. to imagine
  6. to draw
  7. to paint
  8. to sketch

Reading

Kana

かく

Romaji

kaku

Writing Variants

  • 画く えがく egaku
  • 画く かく kaku
  • 描く えがく egaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5374 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

1

かのじょははなをすいさいでえがく。

She paints flowers in watercolor.