地図

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 地図を見ながら歩きました。▶ —
   I walked while looking at the map.
2. スマホの地図アプリが便利です。▶ —
   The smartphone map app is convenient.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Chizu (地図) is the Sino-Japanese "map" — 地 (land / region) + 図 (drawing / diagram) = "drawing of the land." A simple noun with a clear semantic axis. Compare: chizuchou (atlas), annaizu (guide map for facilities or tourist spots), rosenzu (route map, trains), sekai chizu (world map). In the digital era, Google mappu dominates, but the word for paper maps remains in use. Social code: houkou onchi (方向音痴) — 方向 (direction) + 音痴 (tone-deaf) = "directionally tone-deaf" metaphor for someone with no sense of direction. Often used self-deprecatingly or humorously in conversation. Korean "ji-do / gil-chi / bang-hyang-gam-gak" matches.

Quick check

1. Japanese idiom for "person with no sense of direction"?

   • Houkou onchi — direction-tone-deaf
   • Chizu munou — non-standard
   • Maigo — lost child
   • Mayoibito — lost person