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描

sketch
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingビョウ
Kun readingえが.く、か.く
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. sketchRtK
  2. compose
  3. draw
  4. paint
    彼の趣味は絵を描くことです。His hobby is painting pictures.tatoeba
    蕪村は十宜図を描く。Buson painted the 10 Comfortswiki
  5. write
  1. to draw
  2. to paint
  3. to sketch
  4. to depict
  5. to describe

Popular Usage

描く

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · seedlings · flowers (艹) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 723

Compound words

描くえがく
to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe
素描そびょう
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
描写びょうしゃ
depiction; description; portrayal
手描きてがき
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
思い描くおもいえがく
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
絵を描くえをかく
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
絵描えかき
painter
描破びょうは
depicting thoroughly
描寫びょうしゃ
depiction
画描きえかき
painter
絵描きえかき
painter
描画像びょうがぞう
image/illustration
描けるえがける
一元描写いちげんびょうしゃ
description from one perspective
一筆描きひとふでがき
one-stroke sketch
弧を描くこをえがく
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)
自然描写しぜんびょうしゃ
description of nature
描きこみかきこみ
adding detail to a drawing
描き込みかきこみ
adding detail to a drawing
描写するびょうしゃする
to depict; to portray
描き出すえがきだす
画に描いた餅えにかいたもち
pie in the sky
絵に描いた餅えにかいたもち
pie in the sky
絵に描いた餠えにかいたもち
pie in the sky

Additional Examples

これは彼が自分で描いた絵ですか。
Is this a picture that he drew by himself?tatoeba
彼は地震の後の混乱を生々しく描写した。
He vividly depicted the confusion following the earthquake.tatoeba
彼は自分で描いた絵を見せてくれた。
He showed me a picture of his own painting.tatoeba
彼は昨晩瞑想した時のイメージを描いた。
He painted an image he had during meditation last night.tatoeba
平維茂の鬼退治を描く。
It depicts the onitaiji (ogre extermination) of TAIRA no Koreshige.wiki

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