# 描 — draw; depict

描 means “draw; depict”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ビョウ (byou). Kun'yomi: えが(く) (egaku), か(く) (kaku). You'll see it in words such as 描く (egaku, “to draw; to paint”).

- Meaning: draw; depict
- On'yomi: ビョウ (byou)
- Kun'yomi: えが(く) (egaku), か(く) (kaku)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 描

Sounds like 苗: both read ビョウ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 苗 seedling

## Words with 描

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 描く | えがく (egaku) | to draw; to paint |

## Don't confuse it with

[苗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seedling/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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