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象

Kanji 象: meaning "elephant, symbol", readings, stroke order

The kanji 象 means "elephant, symbol". On'yomi: ショウ、ゾウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
elephant, symbol
On'yomi
ショウゾウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 象

  • 印象 いんしょう — impression
  • 現象 げんしょう — phenomenon
  • 象 ぞう — elephant
  • 対象 たいしょう — target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (i.e., of taxation)
  • 抽象 ちゅうしょう — Abstraction
  • 抽象的 ちゅうしょうてき — Abstract
  • 抽象的 ちゅうしょうてき — Abstract
  • 抽象 ちゅうしょう — Abstraction
  • 現象学 げんしょうがく — Phenomenology
  • 気象 きしょう — weather, climate
  • 象徴 しょうちょう — symbol

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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