A Sino-Japanese noun or bound element referring to form, shape, or outward appearance. It is not the normal everyday standalone word for shape; compounds such as 象形 show this use more clearly.
Shōkei moji refers to characters that are modeled on the shapes of things.
phenomenon; appearance in the world
Used as the しょう element in words and expressions connected with phenomena or things that appear, such as 現象 and 万象. This is more abstract and formal than ordinary words like こと or もの.
Earthquakes and typhoons are kinds of natural phenomena.
All things in the universe are constantly changing.
symbol; emblem; representation
weather; weather conditions · disposition; temperament
event; phenomenon; matter
abstraction; abstracting
mental image; mental picture; image
all things in nature; the whole of creation
symbol; emblem; representation · mental image; representation; idea
all creation; all things in the universe
hieroglyphics; pictographic writing · pictograph; character representing an object
concreteness; concrete form; embodiment · embody; express concretely; give concrete form to
quadrant
shape; figure; image
abstraction; abstracting away
semblance; appearance; outward show
image
Four Symbols; four images
terrestrial phenomena
weather; astronomical phenomena
clay figure; earthen statue
oceanic phenomenon; sea conditions
object; natural phenomenon; science of inanimate nature
strange phenomenon; vision
quadrature