1.
stone statue; stone figure; stone sculpture
A statue or figure carved from stone. Includes religious statues, monuments, and decorative sculptures.
公園に大きな石像がある。
There is a large stone statue in the park.
神社の入り口に狛犬の石像が並んでいる。
Stone statues of guardian dogs stand at the entrance to the shrine.
何百年も前に造られた石像が、風化しながらも今なお残っている。
Stone statues made hundreds of years ago still remain, though weathered.
USAGE:
Common in descriptions of temples, shrines, parks, and historical sites. Japan has many 石像, including 地蔵 (Jizo statues) found along roadsides and in cemeteries.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 石像が立つ (a stone statue stands)
- 石像を彫る (to carve a stone statue)
- 石像のように動かない (to stand motionless like a stone statue)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 銅像: bronze statue — made of bronze rather than stone
- 仏像: Buddhist statue — specifically a Buddha figure, of any material