描えがく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

draw; paint; sketch

Physical act of creating a picture with a pen, brush, etc. Covers drawing, painting, and sketching.

See also: 書く

• 彼かれは風ふう景けいを描えがくのが好すきだ。

  He likes to draw landscapes.

• 子こ供どもがクレヨンで花はなを描えがいた。

  The child drew a flower with crayons.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

depict; describe; portray

Only with reading えがく

To represent something in words, music, or other non-visual media. Restricted to the reading えがく.

• この小しょう説せつは戦せん争そうの悲ひ惨さんさを描えがいている。

  This novel depicts the horrors of war.

• 彼かれの演えん説ぜつは明あかるい未み来らいを描えがいた。

  His speech portrayed a bright future.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

imagine; picture in one's mind; envision

To form a mental image of something, often used with abstract objects like dreams or ideals.

• 将しょう来らいの自じ分ぶんを描えがいてみてください。

  Try to picture your future self.

• 彼かれは頭あたまの中なかで完かん成せい図ずを描えがいた。

  He envisioned the completed picture in his mind.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

trace; form a shape; describe a path

Used when something forms a visible shape or trajectory, such as an arc, a curve, or a pattern in motion.

• 飛ひ行こう機きが空そらに弧こを描えがいた。

  The airplane traced an arc in the sky.

• スケーターが氷ひょう上じょうに円えんを描えがく。

  The skater draws circles on the ice.