How to say "map" in Japanese

• マップCommon
  nounThe loanword, most often for digital or on-screen maps such as in navigation apps or games; a printed map of an area is more naturally 地図.
• 地図ちずJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a map of an area — road maps, town plans, atlases. Typical context: checking a 地図 to find your way around an unfamiliar city.
  どこへ行いけばヨーロッパの地図ちずが手てに入はいりますか。↗

  Where can I obtain a map of Europe?
• 図ずJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)Seldom the word you want for 'map': it really means a drawing, diagram or figure; for an actual map of an area, 地図 is the word.
  図ずで説明せつめいしましょう。↗

  Let me explain it with a diagram.

Use 地図 for an ordinary map of an area, 「マップ」 mainly for digital or game maps, while 図 is really a diagram or drawing rather than a map.

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

• マップmap
• 地図ちずmap
• 図ずdrawing
• 構内図こうないずmap (of the inside of a building, station, etc.)
• 写像しゃぞうmapping
• モディファイドアメリカンプランmodified American plan (fixed hotel rate that covers room, breakfast, and one other meal)
• 対応付けるたいおうづけるto associate
• 射しゃmap