To Shape or Represent

“Katadoru” means “to copy,” “to make in the likeness of,” or “to symbolize,” as in “depicting everyday life” or “a pattern shaped like leaves.” From its appearance, the word is often mistakenly read as “zoru” or “shoru.” Many words containing its first character read it as “zo” or “sho,” but this time it has a different reading. #word

「暮らしを象る」「葉っぱを象った模様」などのように「写し取る」や「似せて作る」、「象徴する」ことを「象る」と言います。 ぱっと見た目の印象で、つい「ぞうる」「しょうる」などと読み間違えてしまうことが少なくありません。 「象」というと「ぞう」もしくは「しょう」と読む言葉が多いですが、今回はまた別の読み方をします。 #word