絵を描く (Eokaku): to Paint (Draw) a Picture

Meaning

English

to paint (draw) a picture

Reading

Kana

えをかく

Romaji

e o kaku

Writing Variants

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 9811 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

絵にも描けない

えにもかけない

indescribable (e.g. beauty)

絵に描いたよう

えにかいたよう

the very picture of ...

絵に描いた餅

えにかいたもち

pie in the sky

絵柄

えがら

pattern

絵画展

かいがてん

exhibition of pictures

絵姿

えすがた

portrait

描く

えがく

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

えんをえがく

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

絵を描くの好き？

Do you like painting?

絵を描くのは好き？

Do you like to draw?

絵を描くのは得意？

Are you good at drawing pictures?

絵を描くのは得意だよ。

I'm good at drawing.

絵を描くのが苦手なの。

I'm not good at drawing.

絵を描くのは好きですか？

Do you like to draw?

私は絵を描くのが好きです。

I like to draw pictures.

私の趣味は絵を描くことです。

My hobby is drawing.

彼の趣味は絵を描くことです。

His hobby is painting pictures.

彼の趣味は花の絵を描くことです。

His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.