象 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「豕」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「豕」
- On
- ショウ・ゾウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- elephant; phenomenon; shape
Origin
A picture of an elephant with its long trunk; from that striking shape came "form, phenomenon."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショウ | 象徴・対象・現象 |
|---|---|
| ゾウ | 象眼・巨象 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 気象きしょう
weather; meteorological phenomena
- 対象たいしょう
target; object
Example
気象のニュースを毎朝見る。
I watch the weather news every morning.
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