画像

See also: 畫像

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 画像 – see 畫像 (“portrait; to draw a portrait”). (This term is the simplified form of 畫像).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
画	像
が Grade: 2	ぞう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫像 (kyūjitai)

• (Tokyo) がぞー [gàzóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠zo̞ː]

Noun

画(が)像(ぞう) • (gazō) ^{←ぐわざう (gwazau)?}

1. a portrait, one's likeness
2. an image produced by an electronic device such as a television; or imagery (images as a whole)

Synonyms

• (portrait): 肖像(しょうぞう) (shōzō), 絵姿(えすがた) (esugata)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
画	像
え Grade: 2	ぞう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
畫像 (kyūjitai)

• (Tokyo) えぞー [èzóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [e̞zo̞ː]

Noun

画(え)像(ぞう) • (ezō) ^{←ゑざう (wezau)?}

1. a portrait

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN