図形|ずけいzukei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfigure; shape; graphic

• Synonym図ずNeutralThe broadest word for any kind of figure, diagram or picture; 「図形」 is the narrower term for geometric shapes.
• Related図式ずしきWrittenA diagram showing how things relate, or figuratively a fixed pattern, as in 「対立の図式」; written style.
• Related図面ずめんNeutralDesign drawings for buildings, machines and the like — an engineering/worksite term, not shapes.
• Related図版ずはんWrittenA printed plate or illustration in a book; publishing jargon, written style.
• Related図表ずひょうNeutralCharts and graphs for presenting data, as in 「図表で示す」; not about shapes.
• Related絵図えずWrittenA drawn plan or picture, e.g. old maps called 「絵図」; traditional flavor, written style.
• Related図解ずかいNeutralExplaining something by means of diagrams, as in 「図解でわかる」; names the act, not the shape.
• Related図説ずせつWrittenWritten style: explaining with figures, or such a book, as in 「図説日本史」; 「図形」 is the shape itself.
• Related挿絵さしえNeutralAn illustration in a book or newspaper, chosen to accompany the text.
• Related絵えNeutralThe everyday word for pictures and paintings; a picture may show shapes, but 「絵」 does not single out geometric form the way 「図形」 does.
• RelatedイラストNeutralLoanword for illustrations and simple drawings; common in daily use and not tied to geometric shapes.
• RelatedカットNeutralLoanword for the small illustrations in books and magazines; also means cutting or omission.
• RelatedイラストレーションNeutralThe full form of 「イラスト」; sounds more formal.
• Related挿画そうがWrittenWritten word for book illustrations, rare today; say 「挿絵」 instead.
• Related挿図そうずWrittenWritten word for figures inserted in a book; found in academic publishing.

Use 「図形」 for geometric figures, as in 「三角形などの図形」. For figures in general pick 「図」, for design drawings 「図面」, for charts and data 「図表」, and for illustrations 「イラスト」 or 「挿絵」. 「図式」 can also mean a fixed pattern; 「図解」 and 「図説」 are about explaining with figures; 「絵」 is the everyday word for pictures.

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

1. 物ものの形かたちを書き表かきあらわすこと。書き表かきあらわした図ず。
2. 図式ずしきやグラフの総称そうしょう。
3. 数学すうがくにおいて点てん、線せん、面めん、立体りったいなどの集あつまり。