描く

えがく

Also written 画く, かく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to draw; to paint; to sketch See also: 書く (かく).
2. to depict; to describe
3. to picture in one's mind; to imagine
4. to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

Kanji

• 描 draw. Read as えがく.

Example sentences

• 誰がこの絵を描いたのですか。
  Who painted this painting?
• この絵は誰が描いたのですか。
  Who painted this painting?
• この絵を描いたのは誰ですか？
  Who painted this painting?
• 君の夢一杯のビジネスプラン、絵に描いた餅にならんことを切に望むよ。
  This business plan of yours seems almost too optimistic. All I can say is I hope it's more than just wishful thinking.
• 近い距離を伝えるのにはくるくる輪を描きながら踊り、もっと遠い距離を示すには体を揺すったり、前後に飛んだりする。
  They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.

Common phrases

• 絵を描く (えをかく) to paint a picture
• 姿を描く
• 漫画を描く
• 様子を描く
• 風景を描く
• 活躍を描く
• イラストを描く
• 戦いを描く
• 日常を描く
• 物語を描く
• 生涯を描く
• 描き下ろす (かきおろす) to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.)
• 弧を描く (こをえがく) to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass)
• 半生を描く
• 円を描く (えんをえがく) to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.)

Words containing 描く

• 描き出す (えがきだす) to delineate
• 描き手 (かきて) artist
• 描き直し (えがきなおし) new frame action

And 1 more.

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