Japanese Dictionary

Reading and JLPT level
象徴 JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しょうちょう
Romaji
shōchō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    symbol
    Example sentence
    田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。 The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.

Examples of 象徴, しょうちょう in a sentence

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徴 JLPT 1

14 strokes

indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question

On'Yomi: チョウ, チ

Kun'Yomi: しるし

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象 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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