描く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 描く (えがく) is a transitive verb for drawing an image or depicting a process in writing.
• Basic usage: Scenery is drawn on paper; a novel carefully depicts rebuilding family relations.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Visual drawing and narrative depiction
  • Medium 紙に selects drawing; subject 小説は selects narration. The second does not imply an illustration.