デザインdezain

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdesign
   彼かれのデザインは大変たいへん独創的どくそうてきだ。↗

   His designs are highly original.

• Synonym設計せっけいNeutralPlanning the structure or construction of something — buildings, machines, also systems and organizations. 「デザイン」 leans toward appearance and aesthetics.
• Synonym図案ずあんWrittenA written word for pattern designs — fabric patterns, for instance — centered on flat, two-dimensional imagery. 「デザイン」 covers overall form and conception.
• Synonym意匠いしょうWrittenA formal term for design ideas about appearance; in law, the designs protected under the Design Act. In everyday speech, people say 「デザイン」.
• Synonym絵柄えがらNeutralThe pattern or composition of a picture, as in 「かわいい絵柄」; stays with the image itself. 「デザイン」 also covers shape and function.
• Synonym模様もようNeutralDecorative patterns; also describes how things seem, as in 「雨模様」. Overlaps with 「デザイン」 only in the pattern sense.
• Synonym図案化ずあんかWrittenA written term from the arts: reducing things to simplified, distinctive patterns. 「デザイン」 is the general word for design.
• Related考案こうあんNeutralDevising new methods or devices, as in 「新しい方法を考案する」; stresses creative invention and is not tied to appearance.
• Related計画けいかくNeutralPlanning something out in advance, with the widest range of uses; overlaps with 「デザイン」 only in the planning sense, with nothing about appearance.
• Related青写真あおじゃしんWrittenA written word: originally a blueprint, now also a vision of the future, as in 「将来の青写真」. The metaphor is about the whole vision; 「デザイン」 stresses form and conception.
• RelatedパターンNeutralA loanword for patterns or fixed modes, stressing forms that repeat. 「デザイン」 is the overall design concept.
• Related企画きかくNeutralPlanning events, programs or products, as in 「企画書」; stresses the overall scheme and arrangements. For concrete appearance design, 「デザイン」 is the usual word.
• Related構想こうそうWrittenA written word for an overall conception or vision, as in 「都市構想」; stresses the big picture. 「デザイン」 usually points to a concrete form or plan.
• Related装飾そうしょくNeutralDecoration and ornamentation — embellishing only, with no sense of overall design. 「デザイン」 includes shape and structure.
• Related立案りつあんWrittenFormal, mostly administrative: drafting or drawing up plans, as in 「計画を立案する」. It stresses the act of drafting; 「デザイン」 is about form and conception.

「デザイン」 is the all-purpose word for design, often with an eye to appearance. Use 「設計」 for structural or institutional design, 「図案」 and 「模様」 for patterns, 「企画」 for planning events, and 「構想」 for an overall vision.

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

1. 設計せっけい、計画けいかく。
2. 図案ずあん、意匠いしょう。