Word Meaning 絵を描く

えをかく e o kaku

絵を描く is read as えをかく (e o kaku) and means to paint (draw) a picture.

Meaning

English

  1. to paint (draw) a picture

Reading

Kana

えをかく

Romaji

e o kaku

Writing Variants

  • 絵をえがく えをえがく eoegaku
  • 絵をかく えをかく eokaku
  • 絵を書く えをかく e o kaku
  • 絵を描く えをえがく e o egaku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 10081 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

絵描

えかき

painter

絵柄

えがら

pattern

絵画展

かいがてん

exhibition of pictures

絵姿

えすがた

portrait

絵模様

えもよう

picturesque design

描く

かく

to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

思い描く

おもいえがく

to imagine

円を描く

えんをかく

to draw a circle

心に描く

こころにえがく

to imagine

絵はがき

えはがき

picture postcard

絵画

かいが

painting

Example Sentences

10

Do you like painting?

Do you like to draw?

Are you good at drawing pictures?

I'm good at drawing.

I'm not good at drawing.

Do you like to draw?

I like to draw pictures.

My hobby is drawing.

His hobby is painting pictures.

His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.