How to say "atlas" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 地図ちずnounThe word for a map, chart, or plan, as when checking a route or finding a place. For 'atlas' as a bound book of maps it is seldom the word you want; use アトラス for that.
- nounThe loanword for 'atlas': use it for a book of maps, as when buying one at a bookstore, and for the name Atlas, such as the Titan of Greek myth or the Atlas Mountains.
「アトラス」 covers both main senses of 'atlas' — a bound book of maps and the name Atlas (the Titan, the mountain range) — while 地図 means a map, chart, or plan rather than the book itself.
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