図案(ずあん)

ずあん
noun
design; pattern; sketch
1. design; pattern; sketch
A visual design or decorative pattern, especially one created for applied arts such as textiles, stamps, ceramics, or graphic design. Can also refer to the preliminary sketch or blueprint for such a design.
切手(きって)の図案(ずあん)を考(かんが)える。
To think up a design for a postage stamp.
新(あたら)しい紙幣(しへい)の図案(ずあん)が発表(はっぴょう)された。
The design for the new banknote was announced.
伝統的(でんとうてき)な和(わ)柄(がら)をもとに図案(ずあん)を起(お)こして、着物(きもの)の生地(きじ)に使(つか)った。
I created a design based on a traditional Japanese pattern and used it for kimono fabric.

USAGE: 図案(ずあん) refers to decorative or applied design rather than engineering drawings or architectural plans. It is commonly associated with stamps, currency, textiles, and craft arts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 図案(ずあん)を起(お)こす: to create a design, to draw up a pattern
  • 図案(ずあん)を考(かんが)える: to think up a design
  • 切手(きって)の図案(ずあん): stamp design
  • 図案(ずあん)化(か)する: to stylize into a design

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 図案(ずあん): decorative design or pattern (applied arts)
  • デザイン: design (broad, modern usage)
  • 模様(もよう): pattern (the pattern itself, not the act of designing)
  • 意匠(いしょう): design (legal/formal term, as in industrial design)
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