図案

See also: 圖案

Japanese

Kanji in this term
図	案
ず Grade: 2	あん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
圖案 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/duan/ → /d͡zuan/ → /zuan/

From Middle Chinese compound 圖案／图案 (duo ʔɑn^H, literally “consider + tray, file”). Compare modern Mandarin 圖案／图案 (tú'àn, “design, pattern, sketch”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ずあん [zùáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zɨã̠ɴ]

Noun

図(ず)案(あん) • (zuan) ^{←づあん (duan)?}

1. design, pattern, sketch

References

1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN