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Kanji 像: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 像: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait

Key takeaways

Kanji 像: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

statuepictureimagefigureportrait

On reading

ゾウ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 像

statue, picture, image, figure, portrait

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 象

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character represents a form or image created by a person (亻) to resemble an elephant (象) or any other object. It refers to man-made physical forms like statues or visual images like videos.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゾウ
  • 映像えいぞう

    image / video / visual

  • 現像げんぞう

    developing (film)

  • ぞう

    statue / figure / image

  • 仏像ぶつぞう

    Buddhist statue

  • 想像そうぞう

    imagine / guess / picture in mind

Commonly used words

  • 映像
    えいぞう

    image / video / visual

  • 現像
    げんぞう

    developing (film)

  • ぞう

    statue / figure / image

  • 仏像
    ぶつぞう

    Buddhist statue

  • 想像
    そうぞう

    imagine / guess / picture in mind

Example sentences

Example 1

テレビできれいな映を見た。

Translation

I saw beautiful images on TV.

Example 2

映画の映がとてもリアルだ。

Translation

The movie's visuals are very realistic.

Example 3

写真を現に出しました。

Translation

I sent the photos for developing.

Example 4

昔は自分で現していました。

Translation

I used to develop film by myself.

Kanji 像: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait | Daily Nihongo