描(えが)く

えがく
verb (godan)
to draw, to depict, to describe
他動詞 transitiveactionartcognitioncommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present描(えが)く描(えが)かない
Present polite描(えが)きます描(えが)きません
Past描(えが)いた描(えが)かなかった
Past polite描(えが)きました描(えが)きませんでした
て form描(えが)いて描(えが)かなくて
ている present描(えが)いている描(えが)いていない
ている polite描(えが)いています描(えが)いていません
ている past描(えが)いていた描(えが)いていなかった
ている past polite描(えが)いていました描(えが)いていませんでした
Conditional ば描(えが)けば描(えが)かなければ
Conditional たら描(えが)いたら描(えが)かなかったら
Volitional描(えが)こう—
Volitional polite描(えが)きましょう—
Potential描(えが)ける描(えが)けない
Passive描(えが)かれる描(えが)かれない
Causative描(えが)かせる描(えが)かせない
Imperative描(えが)け描(えが)くな
1. to draw, to paint
To create pictures or images.
絵(え)を描(えが)く。
To draw a picture.
The child drew a picture of a flower.
The bird is flying in circles in the sky.
2. to depict, to describe
To represent or portray in words.
The novel depicts war.
This movie depicts family bonds.
The author deeply portrayed the human heart.
3. to imagine, to picture
To form a mental image.
未来(みらい)を描(えが)く。
To envision the future.
I picture my ideal life in my head.
I still remember the dreams I had as a child.

描(えが)く is a godan verb with three related meanings: to draw/paint, to depict/portray, and to imagine/envision.

Transitivity

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, draw, paint):

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 2, depict):

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 3, imagine):

Pronunciation

  • 描(えが)く (egaku): more literary/abstract
  • 描(か)く (kaku): same kanji, simpler/concrete
  • 書(か)く (kaku): different kanji = to write