えん
 
えが
 

expression, Godan verb

  1. 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. to draw a circle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
 
えが
 
円を描く えんをえがく
えん
 
 
円を描く えんをかく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

circle, yen, round
エン まる.い まど (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
sketch, compose, write
えが.く か.く ビョウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ ミョウ ビョウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)