白 地 図

はくちず

noun

blank map; outline map

1. blank map; outline map

A map showing only outlines such as borders and coastlines, with place names and other details left blank. Used in geography classes for students to fill in.

白地図(はくちず)に県名(けんめい)を書(か)き込(こ)む。

I fill in the prefecture names on a blank map.

宿題(しゅくだい)で日本(にほん)の白地図(はくちず)に川(かわ)の名前(なまえ)を記入(きにゅう)した。

For homework, I wrote the river names onto a blank map of Japan.

先生(せんせい)は白地図(はくちず)を配(くば)り、世界(せかい)の国(くに)の位置(いち)を覚(おぼ)えさせた。

The teacher handed out blank maps and had us memorize the locations of the world's countries.

Composed of 白(はく) (blank, white) + 地図(ちず) (map). A standard tool in geography education.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

白地図(はくちず)に書(か)き込(こ)む: to fill in a blank map
白地図(はくちず)を配(くば)る: to hand out blank maps

SIMILAR WORDS:

地図(ちず): map — the general word; a 白地図(はくちず) is a map with the labels removed

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