# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 象 | ぞう (zou) | elephant |

## Don't confuse it with

[像](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/statue/)

## More in the “Animals” set

[象](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/) · [馬](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/) · [羽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/feather/) · [鹿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deer/) · [熊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/) · [鳴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chirp/) · [虫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/. Last updated 2026-11-01.