図 — JLPT N5 Kanji

図 (zu/to/haka-ru): map. JLPT N5 kanji.

Character Info

Kanji Strokes JLPT Radical Radical Meaning
7 N5 enclosure

Readings

Type Reading Romaji Notes
On (音) ズ/ト zu/to Chinese-origin (音読み)
Kun (訓) はか-る haka-ru to plan; to scheme

Meanings

  1. map
  2. diagram
  3. figure
  4. plan

Vocabulary

Word Reading Romaji English JLPT
地図 ちず chizu map N5
図書館 としょかん toshokan library N5
図形 ずけい zukei figure / shape N4
図工 ずこう zukou arts and crafts (school) N4
意図 いと ito intention / aim N3

Stroke Order

Outer: 囗 (enclosure, 3 strokes). Inner: 図 simplified — 乂 (cross/cut, 2 strokes).

Mnemonic

Lines drawn inside a frame — a plan or map enclosed in a box.

Common Mistakes

図 is the simplified form of 圖; the traditional form is more complex inside the enclosure.