JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 描: "sketch, compose, write"
The kanji 描 means "sketch, compose, write, draw, paint". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ビョウ in on'yomi and えが.く, か.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えが.くか.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sketch, compose, write, draw, paint |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 876 of 2,501 |
Common words with 描
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 描くto draw; to paint; to sketch · to depict; to describe
- 思い描くto imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
- 絵を描くto paint a picture; to draw a picture
- 描写depiction; description; portrayal
- 弧を描くto draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
- 円を描くto make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle · to draw a circle
- 絵に描いたようthe very picture of ...
- 描き出すto delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
- 輪を描くto form a circle; to move in a circle · to draw a circle
- 図を描くto draw a diagram
- 描画drawing; painting
- 描き直しnew frame action
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