構こう図ず

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Meanings

composition; structural arrangement

Used for the arrangement of elements in a painting, photograph, or other visual work. Also used figuratively for the structure of a plan, argument, or situation.

この絵えは構こう図ずがとても面おも白しろい。
The composition of this painting is very interesting.
事じ件けんの全ぜん体たい的てきな構こう図ずを説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain the overall structure of the incident.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の構こう図ずを決きめるto decide the composition of a work
写しゃ真しんを撮とる前まえに構こう図ずを決きめた。
I decided on the composition before taking the photo.
構こう図ずがいい／悪わるいthe composition is good/bad
この絵えは構こう図ずがいいと評ひょう判ばんだ。
This painting is praised for its good composition.
〜という構こう図ずになるto develop into a structure/pattern of ~ (figurative)
与よ党とうと野や党とうが対たい立りつするという構こう図ずになった。
It developed into a situation where the ruling and opposition parties are in conflict.
構こう図ずを捉とらえるto capture the composition (in a photo or painting)
カメラマンは絶ぜつ妙みょうな構こう図ずを捉とらえた。
The photographer captured an exquisite composition.

Kanji

構posture, stance, appearance
図map, drawing, plan

Related words

構こう成せいN3
構成 is the broader term for how something (organizations, stories, systems) is put together, while 構図 specifically refers to the visual or structural arrangement of elements, especially in art or plans.
配はい置ちN2
配置 focuses on the placement or positioning of individual elements, whereas 構図 describes the overall composed arrangement as a whole.

Don't confuse with

構こう造ぞうN2
構造 refers to the physical or organizational structure of something (like a building or system), while 構図 specifically means the visual or conceptual composition, especially in art or plans.

Etymology

From 構 (structure, framework) and 図 (diagram, plan). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of compositional arrangement.