Refers to a printed illustration, diagram, or photographic plate in a book, magazine, or academic publication. Often used in contexts like 図版を参照 (see the plate/figure).
Please refer to the plate at the end of the book for details.
This plate is taken from a 19th-century anatomy book.
論文に図版を何点か入れる予定です。
I plan to include several figures in the paper.
This paper includes many plates and figures.
This textbook contains many plates and illustrations.
Adding a plate to the explanation makes it easier to understand.
挿絵 refers to illustrations inserted within the text of a story or magazine, often decorative, whereas 図版 is the formal term for plates or diagrams in academic or reference works.
イラスト is a casual, general word for any illustration, while 図版 is formal and specifically used for plates in books or journals.
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Compound of 図 (drawing, diagram) and 版 (printing block, edition). The word originally referred to a printing plate with an image, and by extension came to mean the printed illustration itself.