Moji Ninja

象 — elephant; image

象 means “elephant; image”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou), ゾウ (zou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 象 (zou, “elephant”).

象
Stroke order of 象
Meaning
elephant; image
On'yomi
ショウ (shou), ゾウ (zou)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Animals

How to remember 象

A bent (⺈) trunk on a pig's (豕) body: an elephant.

Parts: ⺈ bent person · 豕 pig

Words with 象

WordReadingMeaning
象ぞう zou onelephant

Don't confuse it with

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