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画像 (がぞう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 500 Meanings 1
noun
image ; picture ; portrait
General term for a visual representation: a digital image, a photograph, a painting, or a portrait. Often used in technical contexts (computer graphics, medical imaging) as well as everyday language.
保ほ
存ぞん
する
。
I save the picture on my smartphone.
Similar words 写しゃ 真しん 写真 specifically means a photograph taken with a camera, while 画像 is a broader term for any kind of image, including digital graphics and paintings.
映えい 像ぞう 映像 refers to moving images or video, often in the context of film, television, or projection, whereas 画像 is typically a still image.
Etymology Compound of 画 (picture, drawing) and 像 (image, statue). The word is a relatively modern coinage for the concept of a visual image, likely influenced by Western terminology.
