図示|ずしzushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 図ずで示しめすこと。
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