しょうちょう
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. (abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
Kanji used
elephant
sign (of something)
Pitch accent
しょ
うちょう
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Composed of
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
the symbolist school
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
Examples (12 in total)
The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
The color white is a symbol of purity.