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What does 描く (えがく, egaku) mean?

描く (えがく, egaku) means depict, portray (a picture, an image, a work).

Quick facts
Readingえがく
Romajiegaku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
えがく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonegaku

depict, portray (a picture, an image, a work)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to draw; to paint; to sketch
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to depict; to describe
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to picture in one's mind; to imagine
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

Example sentences

  • He painted his own dream.

  • This novel depicts war.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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