彫像|ちょうぞうchouzou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(carved) statue; sculpture
   トラファルガー広場ひろばにはネルソン提督ていとくの彫像ちょうぞうがある。↗

   There is a statue of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square.

• Synonym偶像ぐうぞうNeutralAn image made as an object of worship, such as of a deity; figuratively, an object of adoration.
• SynonymスタチューNeutralLoanword for a statue, but rarely used; in everyday speech people say 「彫像」 or simply 「像」.
• Related塑像そぞうWrittenWritten-style word for a figure molded from clay or plaster — a different technique from the carved 「彫像」.
• RelatedスカルプチュアNeutralLoanword for sculpture as an art form; also refers to artificial decorated fingernails. Rarely used.
• Related彫り物ほりものCasualColloquial term for a carving, stressing the object carved; also means a tattoo.

Use 「彫像」 for a carved figure of a person or animal; it leans written, as in 「大理石の彫像」. Figures molded from clay or plaster are 「塑像」; the general art term is 「彫刻」; images worshipped as objects of faith are 「偶像」.

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1. 彫刻ちょうこくにより造つくられた像ぞう。