青あお写じゃ真しん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

blueprint; cyanotype

Literal photographic blueprint or cyanotype print. Technical term in architecture and engineering.

建けん築ちく家かは青あお写じゃ真しんを広

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明めい

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。

The architect spread out the blueprint and explained it.

2

noun

blueprint; plan; master plan

Figurative use for a detailed plan or vision for the future. Common in business, politics, and personal goals.

政せい府ふは経けい済ざい改かい革かくの青あお写じゃ真しんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a blueprint for economic reform.
彼かれは将しょう来らいの青あお写じゃ真しんを描えがいている。
He is drawing up a blueprint for his future.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の青あお写じゃ真しんを描かくto draw up a blueprint/vision for something
政せい府ふは新あたらしい都と市し開かい発はつの青あお写じゃ真しんを描かいた。
The government drew up a blueprint for the new urban development.
〈事こと〉の青あお写じゃ真しんを示しめすto present a blueprint/plan for something
社しゃ長ちょうは会かい社しゃの将しょう来らいの青あお写じゃ真しんを示しめした。
〈事こと〉の青あお写じゃ真しんを作さく成せいするto draft/create a blueprint for something
エンジニアたちは新しん製せい品ひんの青あお写じゃ真しんを作さく成せいした。
The engineers drafted a blueprint for the new product.

Kanji

青blue, green
写copy, be photographed, describe
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Related words

設せっ計けい図ず sense 1
設計図 is a general technical drawing used in construction or engineering, while 青写真 specifically evokes the cyanotype-style blueprint or a visionary plan.
構こう想そうN1sense 2
構想 refers to an abstract, initial idea or concept, whereas 青写真 implies a more concrete, detailed plan or vision.
計けい画かくN4sense 2
計画 is the everyday word for a plan or schedule, while 青写真 carries a more figurative, visionary connotation of a future blueprint.
図ず面めん
青写真 literally means blueprint and is often used figuratively for a future plan, while 図面 stays concrete and technical.

Built from

青あお+写しゃ真しん

Etymology

Compound of 青 (blue) and 写真 (photograph), referring to the cyanotype photographic process that produces blue-toned prints. The figurative sense developed from the use of blueprints as detailed technical plans.

The president presented a blueprint for the company's future.