像 Kanji – statue
The Japanese kanji 像 can mean statue, picture, image, figure, portrait.
Meaning and Readings
How is 像 read?
像 has the onyomi reading ゾウ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as zou.
Common Japanese Words Using 像
These common Japanese words contain 像. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 映像（えいぞう） — image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
- 画像（がぞう） — image, picture, portrait
- 胸像（きょうぞう） — bust (sculpture), half-length portrait
- 偶像（ぐうぞう） — image, idol, statue
- 群像（ぐんぞう） — lively group (esp. of young people), dynamic bunch
- 現像（げんぞう） — development (of film), photographic processing
- 自画像（じがぞう） — self-portrait
- 受像（じゅぞう） — (television) reception, receiving (a picture)
- 将来像（しょうらいぞう） — vision of the future
- 肖像（しょうぞう） — portrait, likeness, picture