This is the 959th most frequent Japanese word.
像
"像" means "statue," "image," or "figure."
象 refers to a physical statue in this context.
この寺には大きな仏像があります。
This temple has a large Buddha statue.
象 connotes an imagined or mental image.
彼女は心の中にまだ彼の像を描いています。
She still pictures his image in her heart.
象 is used as part of the term 現象, meaning 'phenomenon,' indicating an observed occurrence.