1.
diagram; schematic; figure
A visual representation of information, relationships, or structures using lines, shapes, and labels.
図式を使って説明した。
I explained it using a diagram.
複雑な関係を図式で表した。
I represented the complex relationships in a diagram.
組織の構造を図式化する。
To represent the organization's structure as a diagram.
2.
schema; framework; pattern; dynamic
An abstract framework or pattern describing how things relate to each other, especially power dynamics, social structures, or conceptual relationships.
与党と野党の対立という図式だ。
It's a framework of ruling party versus opposition.
強者が弱者を支配するという図式が崩れつつある。
The dynamic of the strong dominating the weak is beginning to break down.
単純な善悪の図式では説明できない問題だ。
It's a problem that cannot be explained by a simple good-versus-evil framework.
Compound of 図 (diagram, figure) + 式 (form, style). Used both for literal visual diagrams and for abstract conceptual frameworks.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 図式化する: to schematize, to diagram
- 対立の図式: a framework of confrontation
- 単純な図式: a simple schema
- 図式が崩れる: the dynamic breaks down
- 図式に当てはめる: to fit into a framework
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 図表: chart, diagram — more specifically refers to visual charts and tables
- 構図: composition, structure — used for visual composition and power dynamics
- 枠組み: framework — more general term for conceptual structure