図画|ずがzuga[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noundrawing; painting; picture

• Synonym絵えNeutralThe everyday word for a picture or drawing, with the broadest range; 図画 sounds more written and also names the school subject in 「図画工作」.
• Synonym絵画かいがNeutralPaintings as works of art, as in 「絵画展」; formal and artistic in flavor, where 図画 is a general term for pictures.
• SynonymドローイングNeutralA loanword for drawing as sketching or line work, and also drafting; leans toward art-specialist usage.
• Synonym図ずNeutralA diagram, chart or figure, the ordinary word when the point is to show or explain something; also a scene, as in 「〜の図」. 図画 means pictures in general.
• Synonym描画びょうがWrittenDepicting or rendering, including computer graphics; a technical term of written/formal prose, not a word for the picture itself.
• Related図面ずめんNeutralTechnical drawings — blueprints and plans for construction or machinery; 図画 covers pictures in general.
• Related図案ずあんNeutralA design or pattern, as for craftwork; centers on decorative motifs, while 図画 means pictures generally.
• Related絵図えずNeutralFloor plans of houses, land or gardens, and by extension pictures; has an old-fashioned air, while 図画 is a general term.
• Related絵えNeutralThe everyday word for a picture or drawing, with the broadest range; 図画 sounds more written and also names the school subject in 「図画工作」.
• Related図絵ずえWrittenA picture drawn with pen or brush; written/formal prose and rare — in daily speech use 「絵」 or 「図画」.

For everyday pictures say 「絵」; 「図画」 is the written, formal-sounding choice, as in the school subject 「図画工作」 and in legal texts for things shown pictorially. Use 「絵画」 for paintings as art, 「図面」 for blueprints, 「図案」 for decorative designs and 「図」 for diagrams; 「画」 is simply 「絵」 as written in compounds.

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1. （ずが）絵画かいが、絵え。
2. （とが;法令ほうれいにおける慣行かんこう的てきな読よみ）絵画かいがなど、画像がぞうや肖像しょうぞうなどを象形しょうけい的てき方法ほうほうで表示ひょうじしたもの。
3. （とが）旧制きゅうせい小学校しょうがっこう（日本にっぽん）で現在げんざいの図画工作ずがこうさくにあたる教科きょうか。