肖像

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 肖像 (しょうぞう) is a noun for a visual representation of a particular person, painted or printed.
• Basic usage: 王の肖像を描く makes the portrait the object created by a painter, while 著者の肖像が印刷されている makes the image printed on a cover the passive subject.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person and portrait are distinct referents
  • In 王の肖像 and 著者の肖像, the person before の is the subject represented, not the image itself. A printed portrait does not place the author physically on the cover.