描く: かく or えがく?

[micahcowan]

Just curious: when do you read 描く as かく and when as えがく? Is the え really just an invisible 絵 added for clarity? If so, I'd imagine that you might read it as えがく in something like:

「何してる？」 「描いてる」

But never in something like 「絵を描くのが好き」. Is that pretty much it?

[Ongakuka]

I think you're right. Have a look at this:

http://oshiete.goo.ne.jp/qa/5959818.html

I recommend reading the post by person 'No.4'

[micahcowan]

Thanks very much for that very informative thread!

[Retsubty]

They use Kaku for both write and draw. Egaku isn't used as much. so, 何してる？　描いてる is Kaiteru
Egaku is used in an abstract sense as well. 夢を描く (egaku) for instance.