Japanese symbol for “delineate”
描き出す
えがきだす
Romaji: egakidasu
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
In Japanese, delineate is 描き出す, read えがきだす (egakidasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
Written forms: 描き出す、描きだす. Readings: えがきだす.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 描写 | びょうしゃ byousha | depiction; description; portrayal |
| 描く | えがく egaku | to draw; to paint; to sketch |
| 素描 | そびょう sobyou | drawing; sketch |
| 手描き | てがき tegaki | hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted |
| 思い描く | おもいえがく omoiegaku | to imagine; to picture; to figure |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “delineate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.