象 Kanji – elephant
The Japanese kanji 象 can mean elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times).
Meaning and Readings
How is 象 read?
象 has the onyomi readings ショウ, ゾウ and the kunyomi reading かたどる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, zou, katadoru.
Common Japanese Words Using 象
These common Japanese words contain 象. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 印象(いんしょう) — impression
- 印象的(いんしょうてき) — impressive, striking, memorable, impactful
- 気象(きしょう) — weather (conditions)
- 気象学(きしょうがく) — meteorology
- 気象台(きしょうだい) — meteorological observatory
- 気象庁(きしょうちょう) — (Japanese) Meteorological Agency, JMA
- 具象(ぐしょう) — concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 現象(げんしょう) — phenomenon
- 事象(じしょう) — event, phenomenon, matter
- 象(しょう) — form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon
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