描き出す・描きだす|えがきだすegakidasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

• Synonym描くえがくNeutralThe all-purpose verb for drawing or depicting; it also covers imagining, as in 「夢を描く」. Unlike the headword, it does not stress a vivid, fully realized picture.
• Synonym描写びょうしゃNeutralDescribes scenes or states of mind in words or pictures, as in 「心理描写」; it centers on the literary technique itself rather than vivid rendering.
• Synonym描出びょうしゅつWrittenWritten term for rendering or depicting something, synonymous with the headword; an academic-critical word, as in 「実態を描出」.
• Synonym描画びょうがWrittenWritten word for drawing or rendering pictures; common in computer-graphics contexts like 「描画ソフト」. It never covers describing things in words.
• Related表現ひょうげんNeutralThe broadest word for expression, as in 「感情を表現する」; it covers any act of expressing, not just depicting a picture.
• Related映し出すうつしだすNeutralMeans projecting or showing an image, and figuratively reflecting society, as in 「世相を映し出す」; the picture is reflected or projected rather than drawn.
• Related表すあらわすNeutralCovers expressing or representing, as in 「感謝を表す」; it centers on conveying abstract meaning and carries no sense of a vivid picture.
• Related示すしめすNeutralMeans showing or indicating, as in 「数値を示す」; it points to facts or evidence and is not about depicting anything.
• Related記述きじゅつWrittenWritten term for an objective, factual account; typical of expository prose and does not aim for vividness, unlike the headword's lifelike rendering.
• Related語るかたるNeutralMeans telling or narrating, as in 「体験を語る」; it leans toward spoken storytelling, with the focus on the telling rather than on painting a picture.
• Related述べるのべるWrittenWritten verb for stating or voicing opinions, as in 「意見を述べる」; it is about putting views into words, not depicting scenes.
• Related表明ひょうめいWrittenWritten word for publicly declaring a stance, as in 「反対を表明」; it announces attitudes or intentions and has nothing to do with depiction.
• Related表示ひょうじNeutralCovers on-screen display, as in 「画面に表示」, and the outward expression of intent, as in 「意思表示」; it shows or signals, never depicts.
• Related表出ひょうしゅつWrittenWritten word for emotions surfacing outward, as in 「感情の表出」; a psychology-leaning term for outward expression, not depiction.
• Related叙述じょじゅつWrittenWritten word for narrating events in sequence, as in 「叙述的な文体」; it concerns the structure of a text rather than vivid depiction.
• Related書き表すかきあらわすWrittenWritten verb for expressing something in writing, as in 「言葉で書き表せない」; it is about wording things on paper, not pictorial depiction.
• Related名状めいじょうWrittenWritten word for describing in words what something is like; mostly seen in the negative 「名状しがたい」, 'hard to describe'.

「描き出す」 vividly brings people or scenes to life, as in 「時代を描き出す」. For drawing or describing in general use 「描く」, for literary description 「描写」, for expression of any kind 「表現」. 「描出」 is its written synonym; 「描画」 is graphics jargon; 「映し出す」 projects or reflects images; 「書き表す」 puts things into writing; 「記述」 gives objective accounts; 「語る」 and 「述べる」 tell or state; 「表す」 and 「示す」 convey meaning or facts; 「表明」 declares stances; 「表示」 displays; 「表出」 surfaces emotions; 「名状」 appears in 「名状しがたい」; 「叙述」 orders a narrative.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 絵画かいがなどを描えがき始はじめる。
2. 考かんがえなどを形かたちに表あらわして示しめす。
3. 心中しんじゅうに想像そうぞうする。