図 Kanji – map
The Japanese kanji 図 can mean map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious.
Meaning and Readings
How is 図 read?
図 has the onyomi readings ズ, ト and the kunyomi readings え, はかる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as zu, to, e, hakaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 図
These common Japanese words contain 図. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 愚図愚図（ぐずぐず） — slowly, tardily, dawdling, lingering, hesitantly
- 意図（いと） — intention, aim, design
- 意図的（いとてき） — intentional, on purpose
- 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
- 合図（あいず） — sign, signal, cue
- 指図（さしず） — directions, instructions, orders, command
- 縮図（しゅくず） — reduced drawing, miniature copy
- 図（ず） — drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map