diagram / plan
N4- Onyomi
- ズ・ト
- Kunyomi
- はか(る)
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 図 down and you get 囗 (enclosure / border) — a wall drawn right round the outside, and beside it ⺍ (small) — three tiny strokes tucked into the top corner, barely there at all. Picture a perimeter fence enclosing the yard, put 図 inside it, and let that scene stand for "diagram" — diagram / plan. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
意図
ito
intention
図書館
toshokan
library
意図する
itosuru
to do intention
意図した
itoshita
plain past: did intention
意図しない
itoshinai
plain negative: does not do intention
意図します
itoshimasu
polite: do intention
Example sentences (3)
図書館で本を借りました。
としょかん で ほん を かりました。
toshokan de hon o karimashita.
I borrowed a book from the library.
図書館は日曜日も開いています。
としょかん は にちようび も あいています。
toshokan wa nichiyoubi mo aiteimasu.
The library is open on Sundays too.
地図で場所を調べました。
ちず で ばしょ を しらべました。
chizu de basho o shirabemashita.
I looked up the place on a map.