神像

Chinese

 
God; unusual; mysterious
God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
 
(look) like; similar (to); appearance
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
trad. (神像)
simp. #(神像)

Pronunciation


Noun

神像

  1. statue
  2. idol; image

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ぞう
Grade: 5
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 神像 (MC zyin zjangX, literally “god, deity + statue, image”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぞー [shìńzóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩnd͡zo̞ː]

Noun

(しん)(ぞう) • (shinzō) しんざう (sinzau)?

  1. a statue, carving, engraving, or image of a kami, or of a figure venerated or revered like a kami

Coordinate terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

神像

  1. chữ Hán form of thần tượng (idol).
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