This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Reading

Kana: ぞうしゅ
Romaji: zoushu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust

Note: obscure term
2

(historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

Kanji

Reading: ゾウ
Meanings: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal