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 (4th, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
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 (7th, 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)