青写真|あおじゃしんaojashin[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounblueprint; cyanotype
  2. nounblueprint (for the future); plan
    The spokesman explained the blueprint of the scheme to the press.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedデザインNeutralA loanword for design, focusing on shape and appearance; it can also mean planning, as in 「キャリアデザイン」. 「青写真」 is a blueprint or vision of the future.
  • Related雛形ひながたNeutralMeans a model, template or prescribed format — a prototype you copy or work from, while 「青写真」 is a blueprint drawing or a plan for the future.

Use 「青写真」 for an overall vision or blueprint of the future, as in 「将来の青写真を描く」. Use 「雛形」 for a template or model to follow, and 「デザイン」 for design of shape and appearance.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 青あおい紙かみに白しろい線せんで設計図せっけいずを焼き付やきつけた図面ずめん。
  2. 見通みとおしや計画けいかく。
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