How to say "graph" in Japanese

• グラフJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe word to reach for when 'graph' means a plot of data — line graphs, bar graphs and the like — or the graph of a function in mathematics; it also covers charts and diagrams.
  炭素たんそ排出量はいしゅつりょうの変動へんどうが、以下いかのグラフに描えがかれている。↗

  The differing volumes of carbon emissions are plotted in the graph below.
• 図式ずしきCommon
  no-adjectiveReally a schematic diagram or schema — a simplified, conceptual outline of how something is organized — rather than a graph of data; seldom the word you want for that sense.
  これらの図式ずしきは求職きゅうしょくに関かんする様々さまざまなアプローチを示しめしている。↗

  These diagrams demonstrate different possible approaches to job seeking.
• 図表ずひょうJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveCharts, diagrams and figures as found in reports, documents and presentations; a natural choice when referring to such graphic material collectively, for instance telling readers to see a figure.
  図表ずひょう２を見みると、これらの貿易ぼうえきサイクルのいくつかは非常ひじょうに短期たんきのものであることが判明はんめいする。↗

  A glance at Chart 2 will reveal that some of these trade cycles are very short-lived.
• 図ずJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)A drawing, picture, diagram or figure — an illustration as such. For graphs plotting data it is seldom the word you want; that sense belongs to グラフ.
  図ずで説明せつめいしましょう。↗

  Let me explain it with a diagram.

For graphs plotting data or functions, 「グラフ」 is the word to reach for; 図表 fits charts and figures in reports, while 図式 means a schematic or schema and 図 a drawing or figure — neither really says 'graph'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• グラフgraph
• 図式ずしきdiagram
• 図表ずひょうchart
• 図ずdrawing