彫ちょう像ぞう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

carved statue; sculpture

Refers specifically to a statue or figure created by carving, as opposed to casting or modeling. Often used in art and historical contexts.

I saw an ancient Greek statue at the art museum.

この彫ちょう像ぞうは大だい理り石せきでできている。

This sculpture is made of marble.

〈物もの〉を彫ほって彫ちょう像ぞうを作つくるto carve a statue out of a material
彼かれは大だい理り石せきを彫ほって彫ちょう像ぞうを作つくった。
He carved a statue out of marble.
彫ちょう像ぞうを建たてるto erect a statue
公こう園えんに有ゆう名めいな作さっ家かの彫ちょう像ぞうが建たてられた。
A statue of the famous writer was erected in the park.

彫ちょう刻こくN2
彫刻 covers carving and sculpture in general, including reliefs and ornamental work, while 彫像 refers specifically to a carved statue or figure in the round.
像ぞうN1
像 is a general word for a statue or image regardless of how it was made, while 彫像 specifically emphasizes that the statue was carved.
胸きょう像ぞう
彫像 is the general word for any statue or sculpture, while 胸像 refers specifically to a bust showing only the chest and head.
銅どう像ぞうN1
彫像 is a general term for any sculpted statue regardless of material, while 銅像 specifies bronze.

銅どう像ぞうN1
銅像 is a bronze statue made by casting, whereas 彫像 is made by carving material such as stone or wood.

Compound of 彫 (carve) and 像 (image, statue). The term is straightforwardly derived from its kanji components.