象

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

On'yomi
ショウ、ゾウ
Kun'yomi
かたど.る
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 5
Frequency
#394 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

象
  • 対象たいしょうtarget
  • 印象いんしょうimpression
  • 現象げんしょうphenomenon
  • 気象庁きしょうちょうMeteorological Agency
  • 気象きしょうweather
  • 象徴しょうちょうsymbol
  • 印象的いんしょうてきimpressive
  • 象徴的しょうちょうてきsymbolic

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