| 1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27337X | Morohashi |
| 2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2290.3 | Four corner code |
| 2190.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1889 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肖像 【ショウゾウ】 portrait, likeness, picture
- 肖像画 【ショウゾウガ】 portrait
- 不肖 【フショウ】 unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.), I, me, incompetent, unskilled, inexperienced, foolish, unfortunate, unlucky
Kun reading compounds
- 肖る 【あやかる】 to share (someone's) good luck, to follow (someone's) example, to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something), to capitalize (on the popularity of something), to be named after
Readings
- Korean:
- cho, so
Spanish
- imitar
- copiar
- parecido
Portuguese
- semelhança
French
- ressemblance
- portrait
| 1391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1712 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1672 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1665 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 451 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 844 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 863 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1811 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1012 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 115 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29263P | Morohashi |
| 2205 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4760 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 114 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1046 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 9022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8096 | Unicode hex code |
statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
- On:
- ゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
856 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 像 【ゾウ】 image, figure, statue, picture, portrait, figure, form, shape, appearance, image
- 像主 【ゾウシュ】 subject (of a portrait or bust), a person posing for a portrait or bust, (historically) patron, someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art
- 実像 【ジツゾウ】 real image, real form, real-life image, true picture, actual conditions, actual circumstances
- 将来像 【ショウライゾウ】 vision of the future
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- estatua
- imagen
- figura
Portuguese
- estátua
- gravura
- imagem
- figura
- retrato
French
- statue
- image
- figure
- portrait
- représentation
| 664 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 762 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 740 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 906 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 540 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 524 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 334 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2061 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 740 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 753 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 940 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 133 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 187 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1996 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1084 | Morohashi |
| 166 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1977 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2131 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 796 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2151 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 2723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 50cf | Unicode hex code |