Meaning of 描く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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描く, 画くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingえがく, かく
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Romajiegaku, kaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to draw; to paint; to sketch
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to depict; to describe
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Example Sentences
描く, 画く, えがく, かく used in context
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マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。
Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.
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I'm looking for a school where I can paint portraits.
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２．ペンで厚紙にブーメランの形を描く。描いたブーメランを切り取る。
2. Draw a boomerang shape on the card with a pen. Cut out the boomerang you've drawn.
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２．ペンで厚紙にブーメランの形を描く。描いたブーメランを切り取る。
2. Draw a boomerang shape on the card with a pen. Cut out the boomerang you've drawn.
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NB: Drawn a long time ago so the quality is poor.
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６００００キリリクイラスト：キリ番を踏んだBeikyuさんのサイト「小さなカエデの木のそばで」のイメージイラストを描いてほしいというリクエストを頂きました。
60,000 lucky number request: I got a request to draw an illustration for the site of Beikyu, who hit the lucky number, "Standing By A Little Maple Tree".
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
brush-stroke, picture
On: ガ, カク, エ, カイ
Kun: えが.く, かく.する, かぎ.る, はかりごと, はか.る
8 strokes
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