肖 像(しょうぞう)

しょうぞう

noun

portrait; likeness

formalart

1. portrait; likeness

A picture, photograph or sculpture of a particular person, especially the face and upper body.

王(おう)の肖像(しょうぞう)。

A portrait of the king.

お札(さつ)には人物(じんぶつ)の肖像(しょうぞう)が描(えが)かれている。

Banknotes carry portraits of people.

一万円札(いちまんえんさつ)の肖像(しょうぞう)は、2024年(ねん)に福沢諭吉(ふくざわゆきち)から渋沢栄一(しぶさわえいいち)に変(か)わった。

In 2024 the portrait on the 10,000-yen note changed from Fukuzawa Yukichi to Shibusawa Eiichi.

On its own the word is formal; for paintings people usually say 肖像画(しょうぞうが).

Common collocations

肖像画(しょうぞうが): portrait painting
肖像(しょうぞう)写真(しゃしん): portrait photograph
肖像権(しょうぞうけん): the right of publicity, the right to one's own image

Similar words

ポートレート: portrait (especially photography)
似顔絵(にがおえ): a likeness drawn by hand, often casual or caricature-like

Related Words

Compare: 似顔絵(にがおえ) (a likeness drawn by hand, often casual…)

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