I Love Kanji描く (kaku)
描く (かく, kaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to draw; to paint”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かく
- Romaji
- kaku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to draw; to paint; to sketch · godan verb, transitive
- to picture in one's mind; to imagine · godan verb, transitive
- to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 描く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 描く | かく kaku |
| Polite (~masu) | 描きます | かきます kakimasu |
| Negative | 描かない | かかない kakanai |
| Polite negative | 描きません | かきません kakimasen |
| Past | 描いた | かいた kaita |
| Polite past | 描きました | かきました kakimashita |
| Negative past | 描かなかった | かかなかった kakanakatta |
| Te-form | 描いて | かいて kaite |
| Potential | 描ける | かける kakeru |
| Passive | 描かれる | かかれる kakareru |
| Causative | 描かせる | かかせる kakaseru |
| Volitional | 描こう | かこう kakou |
| Imperative | 描け | かけ kake |
| Conditional (~ba) | 描けば | かけば kakeba |
Kanji in 描く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 描く.
Source: JMdict entry 1583460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.