しょう
象
ちょう
徴

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. symbol (of something abstract), emblem, (symbolic) representation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
象
ちょう
徴
 象徴 しょうちょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

elephant, pattern after, imitate
ショウ　ゾウ　かたど.る (5th, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
device, tool, utensil
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
indications, sign, omen
チョウ　しるし　チ (Early Jr. High, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)