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図絵 (ずえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

図ず絵え

ず

え

Meanings

1

noun

drawing; picture

A general term for a drawn picture or illustration. Slightly formal or literary compared to 絵 (え).

この図ず絵えは江え戸ど時じ代だいの風ふう景けいを描えがいている。
This drawing depicts a landscape from the Edo period.
彼かれは図ず絵えを描えがくのが得とく意いだ。
He is good at drawing pictures.

Kanji

図map, drawing, plan
絵picture, drawing, painting

Similar words

絵え
絵 is the common, everyday word for 'picture' or 'painting'. 図絵 is less frequent and can sound more formal or literary.
図ず画が
図画 also means 'drawing' or 'picture', often used in educational contexts (e.g., 図画工作). 図絵 is more general and slightly less common.

Etymology

Compound of 図 (zu, 'drawing, diagram') and 絵 (e, 'picture'). The reading ずえ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 図 and the kun'yomi of 絵.