See also: 描畫

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 描畫 (“to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray; to describe”).
(This term is the simplified form of 描畫).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
描畫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese compound 描畫 (MC mjew hweaH, “to sketch, to depict + drawing, painting, picture”). The Japanese term uses the 漢音 (kan'on) reading of byō for the first character, rather than the older 呉音 (goon) of myō, suggesting a possible reborrowing or influence from a later stage or dialect of Chinese. Compare modern Min Nan readings biâu, biô, with initial /b/.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(びょう)() (byōgaべうぐわ (beugwa)?

  1. drawing, painting, portrayal, tracing

Verb edit

(びょう)()する (byōga suruべうぐわ (beugwa)?suru (stem (びょう)() (byōga shi), past (びょう)()した (byōga shita))

  1. to draw, to depict, to paint, to portray

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN