説 明 図(せつめいず)

せつめいず

noun

explanatory diagram; illustration

communication

1. explanatory diagram; illustration; explanatory figure

A diagram or figure used to visually explain a concept, process, structure, or procedure.

説明図(せつめいず)を見(み)てください。

Please look at the explanatory diagram.

取扱(とりあつかい)説明書(せつめいしょ)に説明図(せつめいず)が載(の)っている。

There is an explanatory diagram in the instruction manual.

複雑(ふくざつ)な仕組(しく)みを説明図(せつめいず)を使(つか)って分(わ)かりやすく解説(かいせつ)した。

A complex mechanism was explained clearly using an explanatory diagram.

A compound of 説明(せつめい) (explanation) and 図(ず) (diagram; figure). Used in technical writing, manuals, textbooks, and presentations to refer to visual aids that clarify information.

Common collocations

説明図(せつめいず)を参照(さんしょう)する: to refer to the explanatory diagram
説明図(せつめいず)を作成(さくせい)する: to create an explanatory diagram
説明図(せつめいず)付(つ)き: with explanatory diagrams

Similar words

図解(ずかい): illustrated explanation — emphasizes the act of explaining through diagrams
模式図(もしきず): schematic diagram — a simplified, abstract representation
イラスト: illustration — broader term, includes decorative art as well as explanatory graphics

Related Words

Compare: 図解(ずかい) (illustrated explanation)

Compare: 模式図(もしきず) (schematic diagram)

Compare: イラスト (illustration)

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