図示|ずしzushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbshowing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 図示する(ずしする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 図示します(ずしします) |
| Negative (nai) | 図示しない(ずししない) |
| polite (masen) | 図示しません(ずししません) |
| classical zu / nu | 図示せず・図示せぬ(ずしせず・ずしせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 図示した(ずしした) |
| polite (mashita) | 図示しました(ずししました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 図示しなかった(ずししなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 図示しませんでした(ずししませんでした) |
| Te form | 図示して(ずしして) |
| Potential | 図示できる(ずしできる) |
| Passive | 図示される(ずしされる) |
| Causative | 図示させる(ずしさせる) |
| Causative passive | 図示させられる(ずしさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 図示すれば(ずしすれば) |
| tara | 図示したら(ずししたら) |
| Volitional | 図示しよう(ずししよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 図示しましょう(ずししましょう) |
| Imperative | 図示しろ(ずししろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym図解ずかいNeutralRefers to explaining by means of diagrams, as in 「図解でわかる」; the emphasis is on the explanation rather than simply showing something graphically.
- Synonym図説ずせつNeutralExplains by means of pictures and also names books of this kind, as in 「図説日本史」; 「図示」 only means representing something with a diagram.
- Related絵解きえときNeutralExplaining by means of pictures; figuratively, unravelling a mystery or clearing things up, as in 「事件の絵解き」.
- Antonym文章化NeutralTurning content into written text; as a means of expression it stands opposite 「図示」, which uses diagrams.
Use 「図示」 for representing something graphically, as in 「図示する」. Use 「図解」 or 「図説」 for explaining by means of diagrams; 「図説」 is also often a book title. 「文章化」 is for putting things into prose.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


