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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

像 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

image; statue

On: ゾウzou ショウshou
Kun: かたちkatachi かたどるkatadoru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

像14 strokes

How to write 像: stroke order

像 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

像 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 像 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 像

The parts 像 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

亻 (人)
person
Radical
象
elephant; phenomenon; impression

More kanji in this chapter

JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 3

造 make; constructOnゾウKunつくる、つくり、づくり根 root; basisOnコンKunね寺 Buddhist templeOnジKunてら査 investigate; inspectOnサKunしらべる将 future; commanderOnショウ、ソウKunまさに、はた、まさ改 change; reformOnカイKunあらためる、あらたまる県 prefectureOnケンKunあがた泉 spring; fountainOnセンKunいずみ像 image; statueOnゾウ、ショウKunかたち、かたどる細 thin; fine; detailedOnサイKunほそい、ほそる、こまか