Meaning

Primary

Portrait

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Art that's so good it resembles a statue of a person is actually a portrait. Really, it resembles the original person, but it looks like it's a portrait of a statue of a person.

Reading

しょうぞう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

あの画家に私の肖像を描かせてみよう。

I’ll let the artist paint my portrait.

Kanji Composition