グラフ
解説 Definition
graph は、数値や関係を線や棒などで表した「グラフ」という意味です。日本語の「グラフ」とほぼ同じ意味で、データを見やすく示すときに使います。
A graph is a visual representation of numerical data or relationships, often using lines, bars, points, or curves. It allows readers to compare values, identify patterns, and see how one quantity changes in relation to another.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
graph は数値の変化や項目間の関係を線・棒・点などで「描いて見せる」ものです。ギリシャ語の「書く・描く」という要素 graph と結び付け、draw a graph、a graph shows data、read a graph という定番表現で覚えましょう。chart は表や図を広く指しますが、graph は数量的な関係の可視化に焦点があります。
Connect graph with the Greek element meaning “write” or “draw,” also seen in words such as autograph and graphic. A graph makes numbers visible by drawing their relationship with lines, bars, or points. Learn it through common combinations: draw a graph, read a graph, and a graph shows data. Compare it with chart: chart is a broader word for organized visual information, while graph often emphasizes measurable values and the relationship between quantities. Picture class scores displayed as bars to fix the meaning in memory.
例文
This graph shows our class scores.
このグラフは私たちのクラスの点数を示しています。
Please draw a graph in your notebook.
ノートにグラフを描いてください。
The graph is easy to read.
そのグラフは読みやすいです。
graph の類義語・関連語
graph の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 graphein（書く）が語源。「書き記したもの」から図表の意味に発展した。同根語に geography（地理学＝地を書く）や autograph（自筆＝自ら書く）がある。文字や図で情報を「描き出す」という核心的イメージを持つ語。
Graph ultimately comes from Greek graphein, meaning “to write, scratch, or draw.” The related Greek noun graphē referred to writing or a drawing. In English, graph was first used as an element in learned compounds and later became an independent noun for a diagram displaying mathematical or numerical relationships. The same writing-and-drawing idea appears in graphic, autograph, and geography, all of which contain forms derived from the Greek root.
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