象

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 象, read ぞう, means an elephant, the animal with a long trunk.
• Basic usage: It refers to an elephant in a zoo or an elephant shape cut from paper.
  • 動物園の象が長い鼻で水を浴びていた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Translating 鼻
  • The 鼻 in 象の鼻 is usually called a trunk in English.