Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 描


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Meaning

depict, draw, sketch

Pronunciation

BYŌ
egaku

Explanation

Left: hand , right: seedling (= This plant [still as small] as grass on the field )

Mnemonic

(A field with seedlings planted neatly in rows looks beautiful:) If the hand arranges the plants/seedling in the field (in such rows), it looks like being depicted.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
seedling
plant, grass(Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

描く えがく to draw, to paint, to sketch, to describe
描写 びょうしゃ depiction, description, portrayal

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