描

音読おんよみ: ビョウ

訓読くんよみ: えがく・かく

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: 扌（てへん）

Meaning

To draw / To sketch / To paint

  • 描えがく — to draw; to sketch
  • 描写びょうしゃ — description; depiction
  • 心象描写しんしょうびょうしゃ — psychological description
  • 情景描写じょうけいびょうしゃ — scenic description
  • 夢ゆめを描えがく — to envision; to imagine a dream

The left part 扌 is the “hand” radical, showing an action done by hand. The right part 苗 gives the sound (ビョウ). Together, 描 suggests using the hand to form an image — to sketch, outline, or paint what’s in the mind.

書

書しょ means “to write” — putting words or information on a page. 描 leans more toward pictures, scenes, and feelings. Think of it this way: 書 records facts; 描 captures an image. When you 描く, you’re not just drawing lines — you’re putting a scene from your mind into the world.

写
Creates

描写びょうしゃ — description, depiction.

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