English–Japanese

“draw” in Japanese

Japanese

Also汲む (kumu) · 引き分け (hikiwake)

Pronunciation

Romajiegaku

Example

私は絵を描きます。watashi wa e o ega ki ma su

I draw a picture.

Illustration for 描く (draw)

How to say “draw” in Japanese

“Draw” in Japanese is 描く (egaku).

Centers on shaping marks into a picture or other visual representation.

Full entry for 描く: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 描く

子どもがノートに描いています。ko do mo ga nō to ni ega i te i ma su

The child is drawing in a notebook.

Tips for using 描く

  • The English verb draw also means pulling or selecting, but 描く (egaku) is used for visual depiction rather than those meanings.

Other Japanese words for “draw”

バケツで井戸の水を汲みます。ba ke tsu de i do no mizu o ku mi ma su

I draw water from the well with a bucket.

試合は引き分けです。shi ai wa hi ki wa ke de su

The game is a draw.

“draw” in other languages