図 – map, drawing, plan

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#539 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 図 means map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ズ、ト (zu, to); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is え、はか.る (e, hakaru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 囗 (no. 31).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ズ	zu
On’yomi	ト	to
Kun’yomi	え	e
Kun’yomi	はか.る	hakaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 囗 (Kangxi radical 31). Components: 斗・囗.

Words using 図

地図ちずmap図書館としょかんlibrary図ずdrawing合図あいずsign図書としょbooks図るはかるto plan図鑑ずかんpictorial book図形ずけいfigure図表ずひょうchart図々しいずうずうしいimpudent指図さしずdirections意図いとintention

Example sentences

どこへ行けばヨーロッパの地図が手に入りますか。

Where can I obtain a map of Europe?

Tatoeba #200895

私たちの学校には立派な図書館があります。

We have a nice school library.

Tatoeba #167040

図で説明しましょう。

Let me explain it with a diagram.

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Kanji with the same radical

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