JLPT N3 · Noun

象 (zou)

象 (ぞう, zou) is a Japanese noun meaning “elephant (Elephantidae spp.)”. 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

elephant (Elephantidae spp.) · noun

Example sentences

その小さい男の子は目を大きく見開いて巨大な象を見た。

The little boy gazed at the huge elephant, eyes wide open.

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

Kanji in 象

象

elephant, pattern after, imitateショウ・ゾウ・かたど.る · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 象.

印象いんしょうimpression現象げんしょうphenomenon対象たいしょうtarget抽象ちゅうしょうabstraction気象きしょうweather (conditions)象徴しょうちょうsymbol (of something abstract)

Source: JMdict entry 1351830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.