Keyword
elephant
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig2130
Readings
ぞう
(3%)
Composed of
hook claw
in
wild pig
Mnemonic

Crap, we ran out of food for our meat-starved killer elephant! Let's just stick this hook claw in this wild pig and then crane it over to our elephant's pen; maybe that will calm it down!

(While elephants are herbivores there are known to sometimes eat meat to supplement their vegetarian diet.)

Used in kanji (2 in total)
statue
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Used in vocabulary (338 in total)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
event; phenomenon; matter
to make a lasting impression
to give an impression; to make an impression
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
meteorological observatory
to impress (someone)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
good impression; favorable impression
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
all things in nature; the whole creation
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
mental image; mental picture; image
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
all creation; all nature; all the universe
weather (meteorology) information
symbol (of); emblem; (mental) image; representation; idea
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
district meteorological observatory
scope; coverage; selected range
inlay; inlaying; damascening
weather satellite; meteorological satellite
shape; figure; image
gigantic elephant
Sapporo District Meteorological Observatory
inlay; inlaying; damascening
to give an impression; to make an impression
semblance; appearance
Meteorological Research Institute
trunk of an elephant
object; natural phenomenon; science of inanimate nature
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
World Meteorological Organization (Organisation); WMO
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
weather forecasting; weather forecast; meteorological forecasting; meteorological forecast
concrete; material; representational; figurative
hieroglyphics; pictograph; character representing a picture of an object
aging process; ageing process
weather; astronomical phenomena
precursor; premonitory phenomena; telltale signs; advance warnings
heat island phenomenon; heat island effect
meteorological office; weather bureau
weather disaster; weather-related natural disaster
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
abstractness; abstraction
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
the phenomenal world
Symbolist school; Symbolists
subject of an investigation; object being examined
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
white elephant
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
meteorologist; climatologist; aerologist
adverse event; adverse reaction (e.g. to a treatment); adverse outcome
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
elephant trainer
Kushiro Local Meteorological Observatory
argument based on personal impressions
shogi; Japanese chess
abstract painting; abstract art
young elephant; baby elephant
Disaster Prevention Weather Information; disaster-related advisories issued by the JMA
implementation under test; IUT
weather service; meteorological service
regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
young elephant; baby elephant
elephant
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus); elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
shogi; Japanese chess
quadrant (instrument)
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
creep (of an automatic-transmission vehicle); idle creep
impressionistic criticism
Ivory Coast; Côte d'Ivoire
marine meteorological observatory
maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
phenomenology; phenomenalism
(meterological) observation
vision; strange phenomenon
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
extremely robust; (lit.) strong enough for an elephant to step on
young elephant; baby elephant
dentin; dentine
concrete syntax (of SGML)
Muroran Local Meteorological Observatory
elephant cage; Wullenweber antenna; large circular antenna array used for radio direction finding
giant tortoise
Proustian memory (involuntary memory triggered by a smell); Proust effect; Proust phenomenon
(Japan) Weather Association
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)
side effect; concomitant
xiangqi; Chinese chess
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
seasonal (weather) phenomenon
human research subject; person who is being studied
the mediocre have no right to criticize the great
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus); Asian elephant
drunken elephant piece, used in some variants of shogi
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
African elephant (Loxodonta africana); African bush elephant
shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid
Asian elephant; Indian elephant
auspicious sign; good omen
weevil; snout beetle
elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
Akebono elephant (Stegodon aurorae)
Akebono elephant (Stegodon aurorae)
Akebono elephant (Stegodon aurorae)
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
Pachyrhynchus infernalis
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
interfacial phenomenon; surface phenomenon
the mediocre cannot understand the great
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
Hemiptera; true bugs
red globular shape; red ball signal shape (marine safety context)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
white diamond shape; white diamond signal shape (marine safety context)
oceanic phenomenon; sea conditions
appearance; figure
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
target demographic; target audience
phi phenomenon (optical illusion)
Liesegang phenomenon; Liesegang ring
micrometeorological phenomenon
the mediocre have no right to criticize the great
ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)
net taxable amount (after deduction of health insurance, etc.)
seatbelt submarining (sliding under a seatbelt during a collision); seat belt submarining
clay figure (buried with the dead in ancient China); earthen statue
relevant age group; target age; age group concerned
living a lavish lifestyle; (lit.) ivory chopsticks and jade cups
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
kō shogi (large-board variant of shogi)
kō shogi (large-board variant of shogi)
Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System; AMeDAS; nationwide network of automatic weather stations operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency
dawn phenomenon; dawn effect
New Disaster Prevention Weather Information (revised system of weather warnings and advisories introduced by the JMA in May 2026)
memory color; memory colour
exteriorization; embodiment; materialization
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites; EUMETSAT
Phenomenological Association of Japan
American Meteorological Society; AMS
southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)
sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)
rice plant weevil (Echinocnemus squameus)
rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus)
chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)
bean weevil (any leaf beetle of subfamily Bruchinae)
Japanese giant weevil (Sipalinus gigas)
true weevil (any weevil of family Curculionidae)
ivory palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)
aepyornis; elephant bird
assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)
brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)
Examples (111 in total)
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