Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (しょう) in Japanese

Kana Reading
しょう
Romaji
shō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    phenomenon
    Example sentence
    猟師たちそのねらった The hunters aimed at the elephant.

Examples of 象, しょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

On'Yomi: ショウ, ゾウ

Kun'Yomi: かたど.る

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