図式(ずしき)

ずしき
noun
diagram; schema; framework
abstract
1. diagram; schematic; figure
A visual representation of information, relationships, or structures using lines, shapes, and labels.
図式(ずしき)を使(つか)って説明(せつめい)した。
I explained it using a diagram.
複雑(ふくざつ)な関係(かんけい)を図式(ずしき)で表(あらわ)した。
I represented the complex relationships in a diagram.
組織(そしき)の構造(こうぞう)を図式化(ずしきか)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(よとう)と野党(やとう)の対立(たいりつ)という図式(ずしき)だ。
It's a framework of ruling party versus opposition.
強者(きょうしゃ)が弱者(じゃくしゃ)を支配(しはい)するという図式(ずしき)が崩(くず)れつつある。
The dynamic of the strong dominating the weak is beginning to break down.
単純(たんじゅん)な善悪(ぜんあく)の図式(ずしき)では説明(せつめい)できない問題(もんだい)だ。
It's a problem that cannot be explained by a simple good-versus-evil framework.

Compound of 図(ず) (diagram, figure) + 式(しき) (form, style). Used both for literal visual diagrams and for abstract conceptual frameworks.

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Compare: 図表(ずひょう) (chart, diagram)
Compare: 構図(こうず) (composition, structure)
Compare: 枠組(わくぐ)み (framework)
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Added 2026.4.3 5:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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