Japanese symbol for “cartography”
地図作成
ちずさくせい
Romaji: chizusakusei
cartography; mapping
In Japanese, cartography is 地図作成, read ちずさくせい (chizusakusei).
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Meanings
- n cartography; mapping
Written forms: 地図作成、地図作製. Readings: ちずさくせい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cartography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地図学 | ちずがく chizugaku | cartography |
| マッピング | マッピング mappingu | mapping; cartography |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 地図 | ちず chizu | map; atlas; chart |
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 成功 | せいこう seikou | success; achievement |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.