Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 図ず で 示しめ す to show/illustrate something with a diagram
It's easier to understand if you show the steps in a diagram.
妙みょう な 図ず になる to turn into an odd/awkward scene
We both fell silent, and it became an awkward scene.
〈 事こと 〉 を 図ず に 表あらわ す to represent something in a diagram/chart
I represented the change in the data as a chart.
図ず 〈 数すう 〉 figure/diagram number ... (used to label figures in a document)
Please refer to Figure 2 for the detailed structure.
Expressions 図ず がない unthinkable; preposterous; out of the question 図ず に 乗の る get carried away; push one's luck; go too far 図ず を 描か く draw a diagram; draw a figure 意い 図と せず unintentionally; inadvertently; without intending to 図ず に 当あ たる hit the mark; go as planned; pan out Related words· 8 絵 is a picture or artwork in general, while 図 often emphasizes an explanatory, schematic, or document-style visual like a diagram or map.
光景 is the ordinary word for a scene one actually witnesses, while 図 in this sense feels more like a mentally pictured or imagined tableau.
図表 collectively refers to diagrams and charts/tables in a report or textbook, while 図 alone can mean any single figure, drawing, or map.
図 is the broad native Japanese word for any drawing or figure, while ダイアグラム specifically means a schematic or explanatory diagram.
Show 4 more Show fewer 図 is a diagram or chart focused on structure and layout, whereas 絵図 blends pictorial art with that schematic function, as in old maps.
図 broadly means a diagram, chart, or illustration, whereas 図形 focuses on the geometric shape itself rather than the information it conveys.
図 refers to a diagram, chart, or technical drawing, whereas イラスト is typically more artistic or decorative.
図 is a general native word for any diagram or illustration, while チャート specifically suggests a structured data chart used in analysis.
Word family· 182 map; atlas; chart
illustrated reference book; pictorial book; field guide
composition; structural arrangement
sign; signal; cue
explanatory diagram; illustration
Show 25 more Show fewer drawing; diagram; blueprint; plan
illustration; drawing; picture
figure; shape; graphic
diagram; graph; schema
design; sketch; pattern
shameless; brazen; impudent; cheeky
directions; instructions; orders
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
bull's-eye; the mark
drafting; drawing (technical)
design; pattern
bold; shameless; cheeky; impudent
slowpoke; dawdler; indecisive person
nautical chart; sea chart
illustrated book; picture book; catalog of plates
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
drawing; draftsmanship; projection
plate; illustration; figure
reduced drawing; miniature copy · microcosm
drawing a figure; drawing a diagram · construction (geometry)
chart; diagram; graph; figure
drawing; painting; picture
the figure below; the diagram below; the chart below
rough sketch; diagram below
illustrate; show in a diagram; represent graphically
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Written forms 図ず Usage 93%
Standard modern kanji spelling for diagrams, figures, maps, charts, and related uses.
ず Usage 7%
圖ず Usage <1%
out-dated kanji form
Old kanji form of 図 ; mainly encountered in prewar texts, names, or deliberately old-style writing.
ズ Usage 0%
Etymology Sino-Japanese reading ず of 図 . The kanji is conventionally associated with drawings, plans, and maps; 圖 is the older character form.
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