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図案 (ずあん, zuan) Japanese meaning: design | Kotomora
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物もの
の
図ず
案あん
を
描えが
い
て
いる
。
She is drawing a design for a new kimono.
This design is very original.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 図ず 案あん を 描か く to draw a design on something
I drew a floral design on the cloth.
図ず 案あん を 考かんが える to come up with a design
I'm working on a design for the new logo.
図ず 案あん を 募ぼ 集しゅう する to hold a call for design submissions
The city is soliciting design entries for the poster.
Related words デザイン is the broad loanword covering industrial, graphic, and fashion design, while 図案 usually refers to a hand-drawn pattern or plan, especially in traditional crafts.
意匠 is a more formal, often legal term (as in design patents), while 図案 refers more concretely to the drawn pattern itself.
模様 refers to a decorative pattern or motif already on an object, whereas 図案 is the drawn plan or design created before it is applied.
図案 refers to a design sketch or plan created for a purpose, while 絵柄 refers to the finished pattern as it appears on an object.
Etymology Compound of 図 (drawing, plan) and 案 (idea, proposal). The word emerged in the Meiji period as a translation for Western concepts of design and pattern.
