画図

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
画	図
え Grade: 2	ず Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫圖 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 画 (e, “picture”) +‎ 図 (zu, “drawing, diagram”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えず [éꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [e̞zɨ]

Noun

画(え)図(ず) • (ezu) ^{←ゑづ (wedu)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 絵図: a drawing, an illustration, a diagram, a design, a plan

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
画	図
が Grade: 2	ず Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫圖 (kyūjitai)

/ɡwadu/ → /ɡwadzu/ → /ɡwazu/ →　/ɡazu/

From Middle Chinese 畫圖 (MC hweaH|hweak du, literally “write, draw + diagram, picture”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がず [gáꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠zɨ]

Noun

画(が)図(ず) • (gazu) ^{←ぐわづ (gwadu)?}

1. a drawing, an illustration

Usage notes

More commonly encountered as 図画 (zuga).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
画	図
が Grade: 2	と Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫圖 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 畫圖 (MC hweaH|hweak du, literally “write, draw + diagram, picture”). The shift in pronunciation for the second character, from earlier goon /zu/ to later kan'on /to/, may have been influenced by, or based on a reborrowing from, a later development in Chinese. Compare modern Mandarin reading huàtú, Min Nan ōa-tô͘.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠to̞]

Noun

画(が)図(と) • (gato) ^{←ぐわと (gwato)?}

1. a drawing, an illustration