The kanji 肖 primarily conveys the meaning of "resemblance," "likeness," or "to resemble." It often implies a similarity in appearance, features, or characteristics. It can also suggest "to be like" or "to be similar to" something or someone.

・On-yomi (音読み): ショウ (shō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あやかる (ayakaru) - to emulate, to follow the example of

⚫︎肖像画 Translation: Portrait; likeness; portrait painting ⚫︎不肖の Translation: unworthy; (used in humble self-deprecating expressions); not following in the family tradition. ⚫︎肖る Translation: to emulate, to follow the example of

The kanji 肖 is a pictophonetic character, combining a semantic component and a phonetic component. It is believed to be derived from the shape of a person and another element representing the head or face. It probably started as a representation of a person and a feature of their face. Over time, this shape has morphed and became stylized to represent the concept of "resemblance" or "likeness".