図式|ずしきzushiki[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectivediagram; graph; schema
- Synonym図解ずかいNeutralThe act of explaining with diagrams, as in 「図解入門」; 図式 is the diagram itself.
- Synonym図表ずひょうNeutralFigures and tables, or simply a chart or graph, as in 「図表を作る」; 図式 focuses on explaining relations.
- SynonymシェーマWrittenWritten loanword from German for a schematic framework, common in medicine and psychology; 図式 is the general native term.
- SynonymスキーマWrittenWritten loanword for a framework in cognitive psychology or database design; 図式 is the general term.
- Synonym模式図もしきずWrittenWritten word for a schematic drawn to make a typical pattern easy to grasp; 図式 is broader and also covers mental frameworks.
- Related構図こうずNeutralComposition in painting, or the overall setup of a situation, as in 「対立の構図」; 図式 is a simplified diagram.
- Related図面ずめんNeutralDesign drawings and blueprints for buildings or machinery; 図式 is a simplified explanatory diagram.
- Related図版ずはんWrittenWritten word for printed plates or illustrations in a book; 図式 is a simplified diagram.
- Related絵図えずNeutralFloor plans of houses or land, or pictures and paintings; 図式 is an abstract diagram.
- Related素描そびょうNeutralA sketch or drawing, or a brief written outline, as in 「人物素描」; 図式 is an abstract diagram.
- Related図形ずけいNeutralGeometric figures and shapes, as in 「図形問題」; 図式 is a diagram for explaining relations.
- Related図説ずせつWrittenWritten word for explaining with illustrations, or for books that do so, as in 「図説日本史」; 図式 is the diagram itself.
- RelatedスキームWrittenWritten loanword for a structured plan or scheme, as in 「事業スキーム」; 図式 leans toward diagrams.
- Related略図りゃくずNeutralA rough, simplified map, as in 「駅までの略図」; 図式 is an abstract diagram.
- Related要図ようずWrittenWritten word for a rough sketch showing the essentials; 図式 is a simplified diagram.
Use 「図式」 for a simplified diagram or mental framework that boils down complex relations, as in 「善悪二元論の図式」. For loanword frameworks pick 「スキーマ」 or 「シェーマ」; for composition or the shape of a situation 「構図」; for design drawings 「図面」; for charts and tables 「図表」.
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