描 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道4Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ビョウ
- Kun
- えが.く・か.く
- Meaning
- sketch; depict
Origin
扌 "hand" with 苗 "seedling": to trace a shape by hand — to sketch, to depict.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ビョウ | 描写・素描・点描 |
|---|---|
| えがく | 描く・描き出す |
| かく | 描く・絵描き Compare: 書く |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 描写びょうしゃ
depiction; description
- 素描そびょう
a sketch
Example
この小説は町の様子をよく描いている。
This novel depicts the town well.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)