What does the kanji 描 mean?

sketch, compose, write, draw, paint

How is the kanji 描 read?

ビョウ (Byou); えが.く (Egaku); か.く (Kaku)

描

Egakuえがく

sketch

Byouびょう

Examples

描写びょうしゃdepiction

手描きてがきhand-drawn

描 (Egaku) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “sketch, compose, write”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 11 strokes.