描く

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
描
か
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「描く」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		描く かく
Imperative (命令形) 描け かけ
Key constructions
Passive 描かれる かかれる
Causative 描かせる かかせる
Potential 描ける かける
Volitional 描こう かこー
Negative 描かない かかない
Negative perfective 描かなかった かかなかった
Formal 描きます かきます
Perfective 描いた かいた
Conjunctive 描いて かいて
Hypothetical conditional 描けば かけば

Verb

描(か)く • (kaku) transitive godan (stem 描(か)き (kaki), past 描(か)いた (kaita))

  1. to paint; to draw
  2. to picture; to portray; to depict
Conjugation
Conjugation of "描く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 描か かか kaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 描き かき kaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 描く かく kaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 描く かく kaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 描け かけ kake
Meireikei ("imperative") 描け かけ kake
Key constructions
Passive 描かれる かかれる kakareru
Causative 描かせる
描かす 		かかせる
かかす 		kakaseru
kakasu
Potential 描ける かける kakeru
Volitional 描こう かこう kakō
Negative 描かない かかない kakanai
Negative continuative 描かず かかず kakazu
Formal 描きます かきます kakimasu
Perfective 描いた かいた kaita
Conjunctive 描いて かいて kaite
Hypothetical conditional 描けば かけば kakeba

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
描
えが
Grade: S
kun'yomi

/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).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「描く」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		描く えがく
Imperative (命令形) 描け えがけ
Key constructions
Passive 描かれる えがかれる
Causative 描かせる えがかせる
Potential 描ける えがける
Volitional 描こう えがこー
Negative 描かない えがかない
Negative perfective 描かなかった えがかなかった
Formal 描きます えがきます
Perfective 描いた えがいた
Conjunctive 描いて えがいて
Hypothetical conditional 描けば えがけば

Verb

描(えが)く • (egaku) ←ゑがく (wegaku)?transitive godan (stem 描(えが)き (egaki), past 描(えが)いた (egaita))

  1. to paint; to draw
    彼(かれ)はカンバスで美(うつく)しい風景(ふうけい)を描(えが)いた。
    Kare wa kanbasu de utsukushii fūkei o egaita.
    He painted a beautiful scenery on the canvas.
  2. to picture; to portray; to depict
  3. to imagine
Conjugation
Conjugation of "描く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 描か えがか egaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 描き えがき egaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 描く えがく egaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 描く えがく egaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 描け えがけ egake
Meireikei ("imperative") 描け えがけ egake
Key constructions
Passive 描かれる えがかれる egakareru
Causative 描かせる
描かす 		えがかせる
えがかす 		egakaseru
egakasu
Potential 描ける えがける egakeru
Volitional 描こう えがこう egakō
Negative 描かない えがかない egakanai
Negative continuative 描かず えがかず egakazu
Formal 描きます えがきます egakimasu
Perfective 描いた えがいた egaita
Conjunctive 描いて えがいて egaite
Hypothetical conditional 描けば えがけば egakeba

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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