# 描 depict

(handleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

BYOU | Sketch sort of wavy lines coming off of the bum, to depict his B.O. Flies also help.

## Mnemonic

| Use your hand to depict a flower growing in the middle of the rice field .

## Kunyomi

か*く | to sketch - a picture, as opposed to the other かく　(書く） which means to write words ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

描写(びょうしゃ) する | depiction ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 描 (depict) + 写 (copy) = 描写 (depiction ) a depiction or representation of something (literally, as in 'this film contains graphic depictions of violence' or figuratively, as in 'Describe his personality to me.')

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
猫 | cat | CLAW |
描 | depict | HAND | 手

The cat has a CLAW. You draw with your HAND.

## Synonyms

write 書く 描く