設 計 図(せっけいず)

せっけいず

noun

blueprint; design plan; technical drawing

technical

1. blueprint; design plan; technical drawing

A detailed drawing or plan showing the design and specifications of a building, machine, or other structure. Also used figuratively to mean a master plan or overall design for something.

設計図(せっけいず)を引(ひ)く。

To draw up blueprints.

建築家(けんちくか)が新(あたら)しい家(いえ)の設計図(せっけいず)を見(み)せてくれた。

The architect showed us the blueprints for the new house.

DNAは生命(せいめい)の設計図(せっけいず)と呼(よ)ばれている。

DNA is called the blueprint of life.

Composed of 設計(せっけい) (design, engineering) and 図(ず) (drawing, diagram).

Common collocations

設計図(せっけいず)を引(ひ)く (to draw blueprints)
設計図(せっけいず)を描(えが)く (to draft a design plan)
設計図(せっけいず)通(どお)りに作(つく)る (to build according to the blueprints)
人生(じんせい)の設計図(せっけいず) (blueprint for one's life)

Usage

The figurative use comparing something to a blueprint is common, especially in science (生命(せいめい)の設計図(せっけいず) for DNA) and self-help contexts (人生(じんせい)の設計図(せっけいず) for a life plan).

Related Words

Related: 設計(せっけい) (design; planning)

Related: 見取(みと)り図(ず) (floor plan; sketch)

Related: 断面図(だんめんず) (cross-section diagram)

Compare: 分解図(ぶんかいず) (exploded view)

Related: 構造図(こうぞうず) (structural diagram)

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Added 2026.3.3 21:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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