Map, Diagram
Interesting Fact
In the early 1800s, surveyor Inō Tadataka spent nearly 17 years walking across Japan to create the country's first highly accurate maps. 🗾 He traveled more than 35,000 kilometers, measuring coastlines and distances on foot. His work was so precise that many of his maps closely match modern satellite images, despite being made over 200 years ago.
Memory Trick
Look at 図. It looks like a big square box hiding something important. 📦 You open it and discover an old pirate treasure map with a giant X marking the spot. 🗺️❌ Whenever you see 図, imagine opening the box to reveal the hidden map. Bonus: Don't mix Map 図 Kanji with District or Ward 区 Kanji. Remember box reveals map for treasure.
Readings
Onyomi: ズ (zu), ト (to)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
Example Sentence
地図を 見て 駅へ 行きます。
ちずを みて えきへ いきます。
chizu o mite eki e ikimasu
I will go to the station using a map.