思(おも)い描(えが)く

おもいえがく
verb (godan)
to envision, to picture in one's mind
1. to envision, to picture in one's mind, to imagine
To form a mental image of something, especially a future scenario, an ideal, or a scene. Implies a vivid and often positive or hopeful visualization.
理想(りそう)の未来(みらい)を思(おも)い描(えが)く。
To envision an ideal future.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)思(おも)い描(えが)いていた大人(おとな)の姿(すがた)とは違(ちが)った。
It was different from the image of adulthood I had envisioned as a child.
成功(せいこう)した自分(じぶん)の姿(すがた)を思(おも)い描(えが)きながら、毎日(まいにち)努力(どりょく)を続(つづ)けている。
Picturing myself as a success, I keep working hard every day.

USAGE:
A compound verb combining 思(おも)う (to think) and 描(えが)く (to draw, to depict). Emphasizes the visual, imaginative quality of the thought — not just thinking about something but actively visualizing it. Often used with 未来(みらい) (future), 理想(りそう) (ideal), or 姿(すがた) (image, figure).

GRAMMAR:
Godan verb ending in く. The object is marked with を: Xを思(おも)い描(えが)く.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 未来(みらい)を思(おも)い描(えが)く: to envision the future
  • 理想(りそう)を思(おも)い描(えが)く: to picture an ideal
  • 姿(すがた)を思(おも)い描(えが)く: to envision a figure/image
  • 夢(ゆめ)を思(おも)い描(えが)く: to picture a dream
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