像 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ゾウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- image; statue; figure
Origin
亻 "person" plus 象 "to model after"; a figure shaped in imitation — hence "image, statue."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゾウ | 肖像・現像・想像 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 映像えいぞう
image; footage
- 想像そうぞう
imagination
Example
未来の町を想像してみた。
I tried to imagine the town of the future.
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