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    3. 象徴

    象徴

    象しょう徴ちょう

    symbol (of something abstract)

    N1KMT5News #6+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    しょうちょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    symbol (of something abstract), emblem, (symbolic) representation

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    桜さくらは日に本ほんの象しょう徴ちょうです。

    Cherry blossoms are a symbol of Japan.

    KMT3Culture & Traditions
    平へい和わの象しょう徴ちょうとして鳩はとが描えがかれています。

    A dove is depicted as a symbol of peace.

    KMT5Culture & Traditions
    富ふ士じ山さんは、日に本ほんの美うつくしさを象しょう徴ちょうする山やまです。

    Mount Fuji is a mountain that symbolizes the beauty of Japan.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment
    その建たて物ものは、この都と市しの発はっ展てんの象しょう徴ちょうとして建けん設せつされました。

    That building was constructed as a symbol of this city's development.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    古こ代だいエジプトでは、スカラベは再さい生せいと復ふっ活かつの象しょう徴ちょうでした。

    In ancient Egypt, the scarab beetle was a symbol of rebirth and resurrection.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    象
    かたど.る…(3)
    elephant・pattern after・imitate・image・shape…(1)
    徴
    しるし…(2)
    indications・sign・omen・symptom・collect…(3)
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