肖像|しょうぞうshouzou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounportrait; likeness; picture
   この切手きってには誰だれの肖像しょうぞうが印刷いんさつしてありますか。↗

   Whose image is on this stamp?

• SynonymポートレートNeutralLoanword for a person's portrait, whether photo or painting. 「肖像」 is the more formal choice, as in 「肖像画」 and 「肖像権」.
• Synonym画像がぞうNeutralNeutral and very common: any image or picture, e.g. on a screen. 「肖像」 applies only to images of a person.
• Synonym似顔にがおCasualColloquial word for a drawing or photo that looks like the person. 「肖像」 is the more formal term.
• Related真影しんえいFormalFormal word for a lifelike portrait or photograph; historically also the 「御真影」 of the Emperor or Empress. 「肖像」 is the more general term.
• Related絵姿えすがたWrittenWritten-style word for a person's looks rendered in a painting. 「肖像」 is more formal and also covers photos and statues.
• Related絵像えぞうWrittenWritten-style word for a portrait executed as a painting. 「肖像」 is broader, taking in photos and statues too.

Use 「肖像」 for a person's image in painting, photo or statue, as in 「肖像画」 and 「肖像権」. 「ポートレート」 is a neutral loanword for portraits; 「画像」 means any image or picture; 「似顔」 is the colloquial word for a likeness. The rest are rare or written-style.

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1. 人物じんぶつの顔かおや姿すがたを写うつした像ぞう。