漢字城 Kanji Fortress

像 image

Also: statue

On'yomi
ゾウ
Strokes
14
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 5

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
像 is written in 14 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A person (亻) carves an elephant (象) out of stone, and the result is a statue — an image of the real thing.

A common word

  • 想像 そうぞう imagination

Example sentences

  • こうえんにおおきないしのぞうがあります。

    There is a big stone statue in the park.

  • テレビのがぞうがきれいですね。

    The picture on this TV is beautiful, isn't it?

Kanji that share a part

亻 is its radical. 110 kanji share it in all.