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描く

かく

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to draw
2to depict
3to describe
4to paint
5to sketch
6to picture in one's mind
7to imagine

Example sentence

私はいつも事物をあるがままに描くことにしている。

I always make it a point to paint things as they are.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

描Sketch, Compose, Write11 strokes

More words with 描

描写びょうしゃ · depictionN1 描くえがく · to drawN3 思い描くおもいえがく · to imagine 絵を描くえをかく · to paint a picture

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