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像 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 像 意味

statue, picture, image, figure, portrait

像 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ゾウ zou

Examples

その像は型に入れられて作られた。The statue was cast in a mold.
その像は石を刻んで作ったものだ。The statue is carved out of stone.
彼らは青銅で像を鋳造した。They cast bronze into a statue.
忠犬ハチ公の像は渋谷駅前に立っている。The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.
私たちは像を木材で作った。We made statues out of wood.
この像は実物大です。This statue is as large as life.
この像は十年前に作られた。This statue was erected ten years ago.
彼らは大理石で像を彫っている。They are chiseling a statue out of marble.
彼は粘土で像を形作った。He shaped the statue from clay.
像の土台に彼らの願いが刻まれている。Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.

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