象 — kanji meaning “elephant”
象
elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
- Meanings
- elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)、ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi
- かたど.る
- Name readings
- きさ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #394 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 152
- Chinese reading
- xiàng — Chinese character page
Words with 象
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対象 | たいしょう taishou | target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.) |
| 印象 | いんしょう inshou | impression |
| 現象 | げんしょう genshou | phenomenon |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 気象 | きしょう kishou | weather (conditions) |
| 気象庁 | きしょうちょう kishouchou | (Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう chuushou | abstraction |
| 事象 | じしょう jishou | event; phenomenon; matter |
| 象牙 | ぞうげ zouge | ivory |
| 気象台 | きしょうだい kishoudai | meteorological observatory |
| 印象派 | いんしょうは inshouha | Impressionists |
| 心象 | しんしょう shinshou | mental image; mental picture; image |
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