か
描
　
き
お
起
　
こ
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to begin drawing, to begin painting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
描
　
き
お
起
　
こ
　
す
 描き起こす かきおこす
か
描
　
き
おこ
起
　
す
 描き起す かきおこす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
rouse, wake up, get up
お.きる　キ　おこ.す (3rd, N4)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)