Kanji – elephant

The Japanese kanji can mean elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times).

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
Onyomi: ショウ, ゾウ
Kunyomi: かたどる
Romaji: shou, zou, katadoru
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 394

How is read?

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

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (いんしょう)impression
  • (いんしょうてき)impressive, striking, memorable, impactful
  • (きしょう)weather (conditions)
  • (きしょうがく)meteorology
  • (きしょうだい)meteorological observatory
  • (きしょうちょう)(Japanese) Meteorological Agency, JMA
  • (ぐしょう)concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
  • (げんしょう)phenomenon
  • (じしょう)event, phenomenon, matter
  • (しょう)form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

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