Illustration: In the spacious outdoor habitat of a Japanese zoo, an elephant stands beside a low feeding platform with its entire body visible. Its thick legs support an enormous rounded torso, and one broad ear fans outward.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

象ぞう

zou

elephant

Example sentences

象ぞうは巨大きょだいな動物どうぶつである。
An elephant is an enormous animal.
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象ぞうは鼻はなが長ながい。
An elephant has a long nose.
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象ぞうはサーカスの呼よび物ものだ。
The elephants are the chief attraction at the circus.
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Kanji in 象

象image; elephantOnショウ・ゾウKunかたどる

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