描 (compose, draw, paint, sketch, write) - Kanji Codex

描

compose, draw, paint, sketch, write

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ビョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

えが.くか.く

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:1

Frequency:876

Vocabulary

ビョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
描写	ビョウシャ	depiction; description; portrayal
素描	ソビョウ	drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
線描	センビョウ	line drawing
自然描写	シゼンビョウシャ	description of nature
心理描写	シンリビョウシャ	psychological description

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
描く	えがく	to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
描く	かく	to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
描き上げる	かきあげる	to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
描き写す	かきうつす	to copy (down); to transcribe
描き出す	えがきだす	to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

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