Kanji象
Readingしょう
Frequency94%
Used in (264 in total)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
event; phenomenon; matter
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to give an impression; to make an impression
to make a lasting impression
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
all things in nature; the whole creation
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
good impression; favorable impression
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
mental image; mental picture; image
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
symbol (of); emblem; (mental) image; representation; idea
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to impress (someone)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
semblance; appearance
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
shape; figure; image
hieroglyphics; pictograph; character representing a picture of an object
weather; astronomical phenomena
object; natural phenomenon; science of inanimate nature
concrete; material; representational; figurative
meteorological observatory
weather (meteorology) information
the phenomenal world
weather forecasting; weather forecast; meteorological forecasting; meteorological forecast
scope; coverage; selected range
Symbolist school; Symbolists
aging process; ageing process
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
abstractness; abstraction
weather satellite; meteorological satellite
meteorologist; climatologist; aerologist
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
shogi; Japanese chess
heat island phenomenon; heat island effect
adverse event; adverse reaction (e.g. to a treatment); adverse outcome
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
abstract painting; abstract art
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
implementation under test; IUT
argument based on personal impressions
regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
quadrant (instrument)
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
impressionistic criticism
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
weather disaster; weather-related natural disaster
phenomenology; phenomenalism
vision; strange phenomenon
(meterological) observation
precursor; premonitory phenomena; telltale signs; advance warnings
Meteorological Research Institute
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
concrete syntax (of SGML)
marine meteorological observatory
subject of an investigation; object being examined
district meteorological observatory
meteorological office; weather bureau
side effect; concomitant
Proustian memory (involuntary memory triggered by a smell); Proust effect; Proust phenomenon
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
(Japan) Weather Association
human research subject; person who is being studied
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
creep (of an automatic-transmission vehicle); idle creep
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
auspicious sign; good omen
micrometeorological phenomenon
Phenomenological Association of Japan
American Meteorological Society; AMS
weather service; meteorological service
World Meteorological Organization (Organisation); WMO
Muroran Local Meteorological Observatory
Kushiro Local Meteorological Observatory
Disaster Prevention Weather Information; disaster-related advisories issued by the JMA
Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System; AMeDAS; nationwide network of automatic weather stations operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency
New Disaster Prevention Weather Information (revised system of weather warnings and advisories introduced by the JMA in May 2026)
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites; EUMETSAT
interfacial phenomenon; surface phenomenon
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory
relevant age group; target age; age group concerned
red globular shape; red ball signal shape (marine safety context)
Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports
phi phenomenon (optical illusion)
Liesegang phenomenon; Liesegang ring
seatbelt submarining (sliding under a seatbelt during a collision); seat belt submarining
frogification phenomenon; developing an aversion to someone one had feelings for once that person reciprocates those feelings; disillusionment upon noticing negative qualities in a romantic partner
memory color; memory colour
exteriorization; embodiment; materialization
dawn phenomenon; dawn effect
target demographic; target audience
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
net taxable amount (after deduction of health insurance, etc.)
seasonal (weather) phenomenon
oceanic phenomenon; sea conditions
kō shogi (large-board variant of shogi)
clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue
appearance; figure