描く

えがく

to draw, to depict, to describe

Also:to depict, to picture in one's mind, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

What does 描く mean?

描く is a Japanese verb meaning to draw, to depict, to describe in English. It can also be translated as to depict, to picture in one's mind, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 描く in kanji, えがく in hiragana, and egaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

やっと絵をき終えた。

Finally, I finished a painting.