彫像(ちょうぞう)

ちょうぞう
noun
statue; sculpture; carved figure
1. statue; sculpture; carved figure
A three-dimensional representation of a person, animal, or figure, created by carving, casting, or sculpting. Includes both traditional and modern sculptural works.
公園(こうえん)に彫像(ちょうぞう)が立(た)っている。
A statue stands in the park.
大理石(だいりせき)の彫像(ちょうぞう)が美術館(びじゅつかん)に展示(てんじ)されている。
A marble statue is exhibited at the art museum.
この寺(てら)には平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)に作(つく)られた仏(ほとけ)の彫像(ちょうぞう)が数多(かずおお)く残(のこ)されている。
This temple preserves numerous Buddhist statues made during the Heian period.

Composed of 彫(ちょう) (carve/engrave) + 像(ぞう) (image/figure). Refers specifically to three-dimensional sculptural works, as opposed to flat reliefs or paintings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 彫像(ちょうぞう)を作(つく)る: to make a statue
  • 青銅(せいどう)の彫像(ちょうぞう): bronze statue
  • 大理石(だいりせき)の彫像(ちょうぞう): marble statue
  • 仏(ぶつ)の彫像(ちょうぞう): Buddhist statue/sculpture

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 像(ぞう): statue/image — broader term, includes any representational figure
  • 銅像(どうぞう): bronze statue — specifically made of bronze
  • 塑像(そぞう): clay figure — made by molding rather than carving
  • 彫刻(ちょうこく): sculpture — the art form or practice, broader than 彫像(ちょうぞう)
general
Added 2026.4.6 3:27
22000/22319_chouzou