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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウゾウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かたど.る

Nanori (名乗り)

きさ

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Information

Grade:5
Strokes:12
JLPT:2
Frequency:394

Vocabulary

ショウ

WordReadingMeaning
印象インショウimpression
印象的インショウテキimpressive; striking; memorable; impactful
気象キショウweather (conditions); disposition; temperament
気象台キショウダイmeteorological observatory
気象庁キショウチョウ(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA

ゾウ

WordReadingMeaning
象牙ゾウゲivory
象眼ゾウガンinlay; inlaying; damascening
海象カイゾウwalrus (Odobenus rosmarus); elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
有象無象ウゾウムゾウmob; the masses; rabble; riffraff; all things in nature; the whole creation
象牙海岸ゾウゲカイガンIvory Coast; Côte d'Ivoire

Other

WordReadingMeaning
象棋しょうぎshogi; Japanese chess
象しょうform; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
象ぞうelephant (Elephantidae spp.)
象ゾウelephant (Elephantidae spp.)
印象付けるいんしょうづけるto impress (someone)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

像
figure, image, picture, portrait, statue
Grade 5JLPT 2
勉
diligent, encourage, endeavour, exertion, make effort, strive
Grade 3JLPT 4
稼
earn money, earnings, work
Grade 8JLPT 1
豚
pig, pork
Grade 8JLPT 1
隊
company, party, regiment, squad
Grade 4JLPT 1
逸
deviate, diverge, elude, evade, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, parry
Grade 8JLPT 1
嫁
bride, marry into
Grade 8JLPT 1
軟
soft
Grade 8JLPT 2
脈
hope, pulse, vein
Grade 5JLPT 1
界
boundary, world
Grade 3JLPT 4