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Kanji Detail for 象 - "elephant, image, symbol"

象

  • Meaning

    象 means "elephant, image, symbol."

    1. Elephant - A large mammal with a trunk.

    2. Image - A form; an appearance.

    3. Symbol - A representation.

  • Words using 象

    • 対象 たいしょう Listen target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
    • 印象 いんしょう Listen impression
    • 現象 げんしょう Listen phenomenon
    • 気象庁 きしょうちょう Listen (Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
    • 気象 きしょう Listen weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
    • 象徴 しょうちょう Listen symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
    • 印象的 いんしょうてき Listen impressive; striking; memorable
    • 象徴的 しょうちょうてき Listen symbolic; symbolical

  • Four-character idioms with 象

    • 印象批評 いんしょうひひょう Listen impressionistic criticism
    • 心象風景 しんしょうふうけい Listen imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
    • 心霊現象 しんれいげんしょう Listen psychic phenomenon
    • 有象無象 うぞうむぞう Listen mob; the masses; rabble
    • 森羅万象 しんらばんしょう Listen all things in nature; the whole creation
    • 象箸玉杯 ぞうちょぎょくはい Listen living a lavish lifestyle

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    • Verified meaning: elephant, image, symbol
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あまね, きさ, さき, ぞう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 象

    Given names 象(あまね)Listen

    Surnames 象(きさ)Listen 象(さき)Listen 象(ぞう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    elephant; ivory; figure, image

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    elephant; ivory; figure, image

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A large animal. Found in tropical regions of the south. Large ones have bodies over ten feet long and height proportional. The head cannot bend up or down. The trunk is long and boneless. All food is sent to the mouth by the trunk. Its tusks are long and dense. Can be made into implements. | Ivory is called 象. Such as 象床 (ivory bed), 象笏 (ivory tablet). | Shape or form. Such as 圖象 (diagram), 畫象 (portrait). Today commonly written as 像. Also Buddhism is called 象教 (teaching through images). Meaning using images to teach people.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    zoh(ゾウ) ゾウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    katadoru(かたど-る) かたど-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    豕 (inoko・inokohen・buta)

  • Related Keywords

    elephant image symbol animal interpretation representation appearance large majestic power strength ivory

Sentences including 象

  • How does america impress you?

  • What an impressive person he is !

  • It's a book for children.

  • His speech made a good impression on me.

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