偶像|ぐうぞうguuzou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounimage; idol; statue

• SynonymアイドルNeutralLoanword for pop idols with devoted fans, also anyone people adore; 「偶像」 is more written, originally a statue of a deity or Buddha, also an object of worship.
• Synonym彫像ちょうぞうWrittenWritten word for a carved statue or sculpture, with an artistic slant; 「偶像」 stresses the statue as an object of worship rather than the artwork itself.
• SynonymスタチューNeutralLoanword for a statue or figure, often used in names; unlike 「偶像」, it carries no sense of worship.
• Related寿像じゅぞうWrittenFormal and rare: a portrait sculpture or picture of a person, made while they are still alive.

For idol stars say 「アイドル」. In written prose, for an object of worship or a statue of a deity or Buddha use 「偶像」, as in 「偶像崇拝」; for statues as artworks say 「彫像」. 「スタチュー」 fits named statues, 「寿像」 portraits of the living.

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

1. 金属きんぞく・木き・石いしなどで作つくった像ぞう。
2. 信仰しんこうの対象たいしょうとする神仏しんぶつをかたどって作つくった像ぞう。
3. 憧あこがれや崇拝すうはいの対象たいしょうとなるもの。