Quick answer
像 is the kanji for "Image". The most common reading is ぞう (zou). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Image
Also : Statue · Figure · Picture · Portrait
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 像 represents 'STATUE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of statue.
On-reading: ぞう — remember this sound by associating it with statue.
Example Sentences
この銅像は百年以上前から、この広場に立っています。
このどうぞうはひゃくねんいじょうまえから、このひろばにたっています。
This bronze statue has stood in this plaza for over a hundred years.
想像力を豊かにするためには、多くの本を読むことが大切です。
そうぞうりょくをゆたかにするためには、おおくのほんをよむことがたいせつです。
In order to enrich the imagination, reading many books is important.
Vocabulary using 像
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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