"描く" meaning in Japanese

See 描く in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ka̠kɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|かく|tr=trans|type=1}} 描(か)く • (kaku) transitive godan (stem 描(か)き (kaki), past 描(か)いた (kaita)) Forms: 描く [canonical] (ruby: ()), kaku [romanization], 描き [stem] (ruby: ()), 描いた [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 描か [error-unrecognized-form], かか [error-unrecognized-form], kaka [error-unrecognized-form], 描き [error-unrecognized-form], かき [error-unrecognized-form], kaki [error-unrecognized-form], 描く [error-unrecognized-form], かく [error-unrecognized-form], kaku [error-unrecognized-form], 描け [error-unrecognized-form], かけ [error-unrecognized-form], kake [error-unrecognized-form], 描かれる [passive], かかれる [passive], kakareru [passive], 描かせる [causative], 描かす [causative], かかせる [causative], かかす [causative], kakaseru [causative], kakasu [causative], 描ける [potential], かける [potential], kakeru [potential], 描こう [volitional], かこう [volitional], kakō [volitional], 描かない [negative], かかない [negative], kakanai [negative], 描かず [continuative, negative], かかず [continuative, negative], kakazu [continuative, negative], 描きます [formal], かきます [formal], kakimasu [formal], 描いた [perfective], かいた [perfective], kaita [perfective], 描いて [conjunctive], かいて [conjunctive], kaite [conjunctive], 描けば [conditional, hypothetical], かけば [conditional, hypothetical], kakeba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to paint; to draw
    Sense id: en-描く-ja-verb-7ofQBiHi Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54
  2. to picture; to portray; to depict
    Sense id: en-描く-ja-verb-v2MUnUsu Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 書く (kaku) (ruby: ())
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [e̞ɡa̠kɯ̟]
Etymology: /weɡaku/ > /eɡaku/ Compound of 絵 (e, “picture”) + 書く (kaku, “write”). Literally "to write a picture", ie, "to draw". The kaku changes to gaku as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|絵|書く|sort=えがく|t1=picture|t2=write|tr1=e|tr2=kaku}} 絵 (e, “picture”) + 書く (kaku, “write”), {{rendaku2|kaku|gaku|sort=えがく}} The kaku changes to gaku as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-verb|えがく|hist=ゑがく|tr=trans|type=1}} 描(えが)く • (egaku) ^(←ゑがく (wegaku)?)transitive godan (stem 描(えが)き (egaki), past 描(えが)いた (egaita)) Forms: 描く [canonical] (ruby: (えが)), egaku [romanization], wegaku [romanization], 描き [stem] (ruby: (えが)), 描いた [past] (ruby: (えが)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 描か [error-unrecognized-form], えがか [error-unrecognized-form], egaka [error-unrecognized-form], 描き [error-unrecognized-form], えがき [error-unrecognized-form], egaki [error-unrecognized-form], 描く [error-unrecognized-form], えがく [error-unrecognized-form], egaku [error-unrecognized-form], 描け [error-unrecognized-form], えがけ [error-unrecognized-form], egake [error-unrecognized-form], 描かれる [passive], えがかれる [passive], egakareru [passive], 描かせる [causative], 描かす [causative], えがかせる [causative], えがかす [causative], egakaseru [causative], egakasu [causative], 描ける [potential], えがける [potential], egakeru [potential], 描こう [volitional], えがこう [volitional], egakō [volitional], 描かない [negative], えがかない [negative], egakanai [negative], 描かず [continuative, negative], えがかず [continuative, negative], egakazu [continuative, negative], 描きます [formal], えがきます [formal], egakimasu [formal], 描いた [perfective], えがいた [perfective], egaita [perfective], 描いて [conjunctive], えがいて [conjunctive], egaite [conjunctive], 描けば [conditional, hypothetical], えがけば [conditional, hypothetical], egakeba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to paint; to draw
    Sense id: en-描く-ja-verb-7ofQBiHi1
  2. to picture; to portray; to depict
    Sense id: en-描く-ja-verb-v2MUnUsu1
  3. to imagine
    Sense id: en-描く-ja-verb-K8WqZT3c Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 12 13 12 13 49 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 19 19 19 19 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 9 10 9 10 64 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 8 7 8 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 8 7 8 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 14 14 14 14 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 13 15 13 15 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 8 7 8 70 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 18 18 12 12 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 17 13 13 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 9 9 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "描く",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描き",
      "roman": "kaki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いた",
      "roman": "kaita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描ける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描こう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かこう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描きます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かいた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かいて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "かく",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "描(か)く • (kaku) transitive godan (stem 描(か)き (kaki), past 描(か)いた (kaita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "書",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "書く"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to paint; to draw"
      ],
      "id": "en-描く-ja-verb-7ofQBiHi",
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to picture; to portray; to depict"
      ],
      "id": "en-描く-ja-verb-v2MUnUsu",
      "links": [
        [
          "picture",
          "picture"
        ],
        [
          "portray",
          "portray"
        ],
        [
          "depict",
          "depict"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "かく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "描く"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "絵",
        "3": "書く",
        "sort": "えがく",
        "t1": "picture",
        "t2": "write",
        "tr1": "e",
        "tr2": "kaku"
      },
      "expansion": "絵 (e, “picture”) + 書く (kaku, “write”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kaku",
        "2": "gaku",
        "sort": "えがく"
      },
      "expansion": "The kaku changes to gaku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "/weɡaku/ > /eɡaku/\nCompound of 絵 (e, “picture”) + 書く (kaku, “write”). Literally \"to write a picture\", ie, \"to draw\". The kaku changes to gaku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "描く",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "えが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wegaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描き",
      "roman": "egaki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "えが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いた",
      "roman": "egaita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "描",
          "えが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがかす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描ける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描こう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがこう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがかない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描きます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがきます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがいた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描いて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがいて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egaite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "描けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "えがけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egakeba",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "13 15 13 15 43",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "7 8 7 8 70",
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          "_dis": "18 17 13 13 40",
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        {
          "_dis": "14 14 9 9 53",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "かか",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "kaka",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "kaku",
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      "form": "描かせる",
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      "form": "かかせる",
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      "form": "かかす",
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      "form": "kakaseru",
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    {
      "form": "kakasu",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "kakeru",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "かこう",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "kakō",
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      "form": "かきます",
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      "form": "かいた",
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      "form": "kaita",
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "かいて",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "kaite",
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      "form": "描けば",
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      "ipa": "[ka̠kɯ̟]"
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}

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      "form": "描かれる",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "描かす",
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      "form": "えがかす",
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      "form": "描きます",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "えがきます",
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    {
      "form": "egakimasu",
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    },
    {
      "form": "egakeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "えがく",
        "hist": "ゑがく",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "描(えが)く • (egaku) ^(←ゑがく (wegaku)?)transitive godan (stem 描(えが)き (egaki), past 描(えが)いた (egaita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He painted a beautiful scenery on the canvas.",
          "roman": "Kare wa kanbasu de utsukushii fūkei o egaita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "美",
              "うつく"
            ],
            [
              "風景",
              "ふうけい"
            ],
            [
              "描",
              "えが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼はカンバスで美しい風景を描いた。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to paint; to draw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paint",
          "paint"
        ],
        [
          "draw",
          "draw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to picture; to portray; to depict"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "picture",
          "picture"
        ],
        [
          "portray",
          "portray"
        ],
        [
          "depict",
          "depict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to imagine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imagine",
          "imagine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "えがく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e̞ɡa̠kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "描く"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 描く meaning in Japanese (11.5kB)

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