絵描き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絵	描
え Grade: 2	か Grade: S
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
繪描き (kyūjitai) 絵書き絵描絵かき

Etymology

Compound of 絵(え) (e, “picutre”) + 描(か)き (kaki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 描(か)く (kaku, “to paint; to draw”)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えかき [èkákíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [e̞ka̠kʲi]

Noun

絵(え)描(か)き • (ekaki) ^{←ゑかき (wekaki)^?}

the act of painting, drawing
artist; painter
Synonym: 画家 (gaka)

Derived terms

絵描(えか)き歌(うた) (ekakiuta)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN