シンボルshinboru

1. no-adjectivesymbol
   ハトは平和へいわのシンボルである。↗

   The dove is a symbol of peace.

• Synonym象徴しょうちょうNeutralThe Sino-Japanese word for a symbol in the abstract sense, something standing for an idea; common in daily use. 「シンボル」 can also name a landmark building, as in 「シンボルタワー」.
• Synonym表象ひょうしょうWrittenA written, academic word for an outward image or representation, or a mental image in philosophy and psychology. In ordinary speech say 「シンボル」.
• Synonym記号きごうNeutralA sign in the notational sense, a mark written on paper or screen, such as a chemical symbol; it lacks the idea of representing an ideal that 「シンボル」 carries.
• Synonym符号ふごうNeutralA sign or code in mathematics and technology, such as plus and minus signs or encoded data; 「シンボル」 is about meaning and emblem, not notation.
• SynonymマークNeutralA loanword for a graphic mark, logo or trademark, common in speech; it refers to the visual device itself, while 「シンボル」 stresses what is represented.
• SynonymしるしNeutralThe native word for a mark or sign of any kind, very broad, as in 「目印」 or 「印をつける」 (to put a mark on something); 「シンボル」 is specifically something standing for an idea.
• Synonym表徴ひょうちょうWrittenA rare written word for an outward sign or distinguishing feature that reveals something. Everyday Japanese uses 「シンボル」 or 「象徴」 instead.
• RelatedしるしNeutralThe native word for a mark or sign of any kind, very broad, as in 「目印」 or 「印をつける」 (to put a mark on something); 「シンボル」 is specifically something standing for an idea.
• Related信号しんごうNeutralA signal or a traffic light, something that transmits information or an instruction; it is not a symbol in the representative sense.
• Related符丁ふちょうNeutralA trade cipher or in-house code, such as a dealer's secret price mark; a narrow insider sign, unlike the public, emblematic 「シンボル」.
• Related表号ひょうごうWrittenA rare, bookish word for a symbol or emblem; in practice people say 「象徴」 or 「記号」.
• Related標ひょうWrittenA rare, literary single-character noun meaning a mark or target, met almost only inside compounds such as 「標識」 and 「目標」; it is not used on its own to mean a symbol.

For a symbol or emblem use 「シンボル」 or 「象徴」, as in 「平和のシンボル」 (a symbol of peace); a landmark structure is usually called a 「シンボル」, as in 「シンボルタワー」. A written sign or notation is a 「記号」, and a logo or trademark is a 「マーク」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 象徴しょうちょう。（捉とらえ難がたい事柄ことがらや分わかりにくいものなどを分わかりやすく代かわりに表あらわす、）はっきりした形かたちを備そなえてそれを思い起おもいおこさせる目印めじるし。
2. 意味いみをもった記号きごう、符号ふごう。