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JLPT N3 · Noun

像 (zou)

像 (ぞう, zou) is a Japanese noun meaning “image; figure”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぞう
Romaji
zou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait · noun, suffix noun
  2. figure; form; shape; appearance · noun, suffix noun
  3. image · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

その像は型に入れられて作られた。
The statue was cast in a mold.
Tatoeba #208331

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 像

像
statue, picture, imageゾウ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 像.

想像そうぞうimagination現像げんぞうdevelopment (of film)映像えいぞうimage (on a screen)仏像ぶつぞうstatue of Buddha

Source: JMdict entry 1403110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.