- 印象 — impression
- 気象 — weather
- 現象 — phenomenon
- 対象 — object / target
- 抽象 — abstraction
- 象徴 — symbol
The character 象 originally depicted the form of an elephant — trunk and large body. Over time, its meaning expanded to “shape” or “image,” and further to abstract concepts such as “phenomenon” and “symbol.”
動物園で 象を 見ました。
I saw an elephant at the zoo.
彼の 言葉は 強い 印象を 残しました。
His words left a strong impression.