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 ʔɑnH, literally “consider + tray, file”). Compare modern Mandarin 圖案／图案 (tú'àn, “design, pattern, sketch”).

Pronunciation

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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