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map
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingズ、ト
Kun readingえ、はか.る
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. mapRtK
  2. audacious
  3. drawing
  4. extraordinary
  5. plan
  1. diagram
  2. figure

Popular Usage

地図図書館合図図鑑図形図表意図

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pent in (囗) · measuring cup · big dipper · The Plough · drop (丶) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1264

Compound words

地図ちず
map; atlas; chart; plan
図書館としょかん
library
合図あいず
sign; signal; cue
図鑑ずかん
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
図形ずけい
figure; shape; graphic
図表ずひょう
chart; diagram; graph; figure
図るはかる
to plan; to attempt; to devise; to plot; to conspire
天気図てんきず
a weather map
意図いと
intention; aim; design
企図きと
plan; project; scheme
系図けいず
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
構図こうず
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
指図さしず
directions; instructions; orders; command
縮図しゅくず
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
図解ずかい
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
図示ずし
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
図式ずしき
diagram; graph; schema
図書としょ
books
図版ずはん
plate; illustration; figure
図柄ずがら
design; pattern
図面ずめん
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
製図せいず
drafting; drawing
意図的いとてき
intentional; on purpose
図書室としょしつ
library (usu. single-room); small library

Additional Examples

彼は逃亡を図った。
He attempted to escape.tatoeba
彼は静かにするよう身振りで指図した。
He made a motion to be silent.tatoeba
彼は静かにしなさいという合図として指を唇に当てた。
He put his finger to his lips as a sign to be quiet.tatoeba
彼は図々しくもそう言った。
He had the nerve to say that.tatoeba
京都市中央図書館
Kyoto City Chuo Librarywiki
初代大学図書館。
It was the university's first library.wiki
これは黄表紙本の妖怪図鑑である。
This was a picture book that was an illustrated reference book of yokai.wiki
色々な図形を書いた判子を使う
Using stamps with various patternswiki
平面図形に関する問題の算額が多い。
Many of sangaku deal with problems concerning plain figures.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 図

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step