偶像

Chinese

 
accidental; image; pair; mate
 
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
simp. and trad.
(偶像)

Pronunciation


Noun

偶像

  1. idol; statuette
  2. (figuratively) idol (admired person)
  3. idol (Japanese popular performer)

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぐう
Grade: S
ぞう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

偶像 (hiragana ぐうぞう, rōmaji gūzō, historical hiragana ぐうざう)

  1. idol, statue
  2. cultural icon

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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