What does 偶像 in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 偶像 in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 偶像 in Japanese.

The word 偶像 in Japanese means 偶像視される人, 偶像, 偶像, 彫像、人を模ったもの、ひとがた、偶像, （木や石の）偶像, 偶像［聖像］破壊（主義）, 偶像、神像, 像、偶像. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 偶像

偶像視される人

(important person)

Martin Luther King Jr. was an icon of his era.

偶像

(idol)

You should not worship false gods made of marble and plaster.

偶像

(idol)

Some religions forbid images of their gods.

彫像、人を模ったもの、ひとがた、偶像

(figure or model of a person)

The group made a wax effigy of their leader.

（木や石の）偶像

(religious idol) (宗教的)

One of the Ten Commandments prohibits worship of graven images.

偶像［聖像］破壊（主義）

(non-conformism)

偶像、神像

(religion: false god) (宗教)

Their worship of idols was condemned by the missionaries.

像、偶像

(picture) (形を似せた創作物)

この彫像は、イエス誕生の時のマリアの像です。

This statue is an image of Mary at Jesus' birth.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.