描
描·draw, depict, sketch
- On-yomi
- ビョウ
- Kun-yomi
- えが(く)か(く)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 描く | えがく | to draw, to depict |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ | depiction, description |
| 素描 | そびょう | sketch, drawing |
| 描き方 | かきかた | way of drawing |
Example sentences
子どもが絵を描いている。
こどもがえをかいている。
A child is drawing a picture.
この小説は戦後の東京を描いている。
このしょうせつはせんごのとうきょうをえがいている。
This novel depicts postwar Tokyo.
登場人物の描写がとても細かい。
とうじょうじんぶつのびょうしゃがとてもこまかい。
The characters are described in great detail.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 描く as えがく when drawing a plain picture — 絵を描く is usually read かく in speech
- Reading 描写 as かきうつし — it is びょうしゃ
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand (扌) tracing a seedling in a field (苗) — sketching a shape line by line.
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