図・圖|ずzu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; map
   図ずで説明せつめいしましょう。↗

   Let me explain it with a diagram.
2. nounsight; scene

• Synonym絵えNeutralA picture or painting, with the emphasis on artistic expression; 「図」 is for explanatory diagrams and schematics.
• Synonym図形ずけいNeutralGeometric figures and shapes; the usual term in math contexts.
• Synonym絵図えずWrittenFloor plans of houses or land, and by extension pictures; has an old-fashioned feel and belongs to written or formal prose.
• Synonym図画ずがNeutralPictures or drawings; mostly seen in 「図画工作」, the school art class.
• RelatedデザインNeutralA loanword for design — the planning of how something looks, and the resulting pattern or styling; 「図」 is the drawn figure itself, typically explanatory.

Pick 「図」 for explanatory diagrams and illustrations. Say 「絵」 for artistic pictures, 「図形」 for geometric shapes in math, and 「図画」 for the school art class. 「デザイン」 is about design work and its patterns rather than an explanatory figure.

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1. （ズ）ものの形かたちや地形ちけいを抽象化ちゅうしょうかして書かいたもの。
2. （ズ）計画けいかく、意図いと、企図きと。