What does kanji 象 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 象 is elephant.

How is kanji 象 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 象 are かたど.る; the onyomi readings are ショウ, ゾウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 象?

Kanji 象 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 象?

The main radical for kanji 象 is 豕.

What words use kanji 象?

Example words that use kanji 象 include 象徴, 象, 象嵌, 象徴的.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

象

Meaning

Kanji 象

elephant

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かたど.る
Onyomi 音読み: ショウゾウ
Nanori 名乗り: きさ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #394
Strokes: 12
Radical: 豕
Components: 一 • 勹 • 口 • 豕
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 312 entries that include this kanji.

象徴

しょうちょう

(abstract) symbol

象

ぞう

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

象嵌

ぞうがん

inlay (work)

象徴的

しょうちょうてき

symbolic

象牙

ぞうげ

ivory

象が踏んでも壊れない

ぞうがふんでもこわれない

extremely robust

象の鼻

ぞうのはな

trunk of an elephant

象の檻

ぞうのおり

elephant cage

象印

ぞうじるし

Zojirushi

象印マホービン

ぞうじるしマホービン

Zojirushi Corporation

象牙の塔

ぞうげのとう

ivory tower

象牙海岸

ぞうげかいがん

Ivory Coast

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

象は鼻が長い動物だ。

an elephant is an animal with a long trunk.

動物園で象にえさをやった。

i fed an elephant at the zoo.

この像は平和を象っている。

this statue represents peace.

雲の形が鳥を象しているように見えた。

the shape of the cloud looked like a bird.

昔の作法に象って式が行われた。

the ceremony was carried out following old customs.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 12 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.