Onyomi: ズ, ト · Kunyomi: え, はか.る · Meanings: audacious, drawing, extraordinary, map, plan
Kanji for audacious, drawing, extraordinary, map, plan
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The kanji 図 combines a “border/enclosure” (囗) with a component representing “drawing or plan” (者), symbolizing a mapped or planned space. In ancient times, it represented a drawing, map, or diagram used to organize ideas or show directions. 図 came to mean diagram, map, or plan, capturing organization, visualization, and guidance.
An enclosed space with a plan inside — 図 means map, diagram, or plan to show or organize something.
Imagine a map drawn within a border, showing paths and ideas — that’s 図, the kanji for diagram, map, or plan.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 図 | ず | drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 図書館 | としょかん | library | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 図書 | としょ | books | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 図々しい | ずうずうしい | impudent, shameless, brazen, forward, audacious, cheeky | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 図表 | ずひょう | chart, diagram, graph, figure | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 図る | はかる | to plan, to attempt, to devise | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 図面 | ずめん | drawing, diagram, plans, blueprint | common Noun |
| 図柄 | ずがら | design, pattern | common Noun |
| 図式 | ずしき | diagram, graph, schema | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |