Kanji

像

statue, picture, image, figure, portrait

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かた, すえ, のり, み

Common Readings

ゾウ

Example sentences

想像 そうぞう
将来 自分 想像した

I imagined my future self.

威力 いりょく
台風 威力 想像 超えていた

The power of the typhoon exceeded all expectations.

映像 えいぞう
その 美しい 景色 映像 収められた

The beautiful scenery was captured in the video.

足取り あしどり
警察 防犯 カメラ 映像 から 犯人 足取り 追っている

The police are tracing the criminal's movements from security camera footage.

ぞう
公園 広場 有名 科学者 立っている

In the park square stands a bronze statue of a famous scientist.

つい
その 二つ なって 並んでいる

Those two statues are standing as a pair.

画像 がぞう
この 画像 とても 鮮明だ

This image is very clear.

反転 はんてん
画像 明暗 反転 させる 印象 大きく 変わる

Inverting the brightness and darkness of an image changes the impression significantly.

想像がつく そうぞうがつく
怒っている 大体 想像がつく

I can more or less imagine why he is angry.

想像力 そうぞうりょく
小説 書く 豊かな 想像力 必要

A rich imagination is necessary to write a novel.

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