象

ぞう · zou · JLPT N3 · noun

elephant

象 — elephant

🐘 ぞう sounds like zoo, and the zoo is where the elephant lives

象 began as an ancient drawing of an elephant: trunk on top, then body and legs below. It also means shape or phenomenon, as in 印象 (impression) and 現象 (phenomenon), where it is read しょう.

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