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円を描く
えんをえがくえんをかく
1. (えんをえがく only) [exp,v5k]
▶ to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.)
▶ to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle
▶ to form (the shape of) a circle
2. [exp,v5k]
▶ to draw a circle

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2021-10-07 22:15:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Looks OK.
6. A* 2021-10-07 21:27:52  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
How's this?
えんをえがく doesn't usually refer to literal drawing (with a pencil, pen, etc.) but えんをかく does.
  Diff:
@@ -9,0 +10,11 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>えんをかく</reb>
+</r_ele>
+<sense>
+<stagr>えんをえがく</stagr>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&v5k;</pos>
+<gloss>to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle</gloss>
+<gloss>to form (the shape of) a circle</gloss>
+</sense>
@@ -13 +24 @@
-<gloss>to make a circle (e.g. while drawing, walking, driving)</gloss>
+<gloss>to draw a circle</gloss>
5. A* 2021-10-04 09:25:42  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
simplifying somewhat
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>to make a circle (e.g. draw, paint, describe, walk, drive, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to make a circle (e.g. while drawing, walking, driving)</gloss>
4. A 2011-11-04 03:01:03  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2011-11-04 00:55:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Gg5 (examples), Eijiro, リーダーズ+プラス
  Comments:
It seems to be used very generally to constructing circular shapes.
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>to draw a circle</gloss>
+<gloss>to make a circle (e.g. draw, paint, describe, walk, drive, etc.)</gloss>
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