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