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象
On'yomi
ショウ・ゾウ
SHOU / ZOU
Kun'yomi
かたど.る
katadoru
elephant · pattern after · imitate · image · shape · sign (of the times)
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of elephant.
Symbolism
Symbol, impression, elephant. Represents large animal.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Flow of time
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
森羅万象
しんらばんしょう
all things in nature; the whole creation; all things in nature
有象無象
うぞうむぞう
mob; the masses; rabble; mob
心霊現象
しんれいげんしょう
psychic phenomenon; psychic phenomenon
印象批評
いんしょうひひょう
impressionistic criticism; impressionistic criticism
心象風景
しんしょうふうけい
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye; imagined landscape
象箸玉杯
ぞうちょぎょくはい
living a lavish lifestyle; ivory chopsticks and jade cups; living a lavish lifestyle
Proverbs & Idioms
群盲象を評す
ぐんもうぞうをひょうす
Blind men describing an elephant
Judging the whole from just a part