N31550/1669
描く
godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb
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えがく
Meanings
- 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.)
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Example sentences
彼女は風景画を描くのが得意です。
She is good at drawing landscape paintings.
子供の頃、よく動物の絵を描いていた。
When I was a child, I often drew pictures of animals.
その小説は未来の世界を鮮やかに描いている。
That novel vividly depicts a world of the future.
夢の中で理想の家を描いてみた。
I tried to picture my ideal home in my dreams.
川がゆるやかなカーブを描きながら海へと流れていく。
The river flows toward the sea, forming a gentle curve.
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