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Kanji Detail for 影 - "shadow, reflection, figure"

影

  • Meaning

    影 means "shadow, reflection, figure."

    1. Shadow - The dark area created when an object blocks light.

    2. Reflection - An image seen in a mirror or water.

    3. Figure - A person's shape; the form of things.

    4. Light - The light of the moon illuminating things.

  • Words using 影

    • 影響 えいきょう Listen influence; effect; impact
    • 撮影 さつえい Listen photography (still or motion); photographing; filming
    • 影の内閣 かげのないかく Listen shadow cabinet
    • 遺影 いえい Listen portrait of a deceased person
    • 人影 ひとかげ Listen figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
    • 投影 とうえい Listen projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection
    • 影響力 えいきょうりょく Listen influence; clout; leverage
    • 悪影響 あくえいきょう Listen bad influence; negative influence

  • Four-character idioms with 影

    • 夢幻泡影 むげんほうよう Listen a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
    • 孤影悄然 こえいしょうぜん Listen alone and dejected; lonely and downhearted; lonely and crestfallen
    • 形影一如 けいえいいちにょ Listen being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart

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    • Verified meaning: shadow, reflection, figure
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えい, えいじ, かげ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 影

    Given names 影(えい)Listen

    Surnames 影(えいじ)Listen 影(かげ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shadow; silhouette; phantom

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shadow; image, reflection; photograph

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shadow; image, reflection; photograph

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Anciently written as 景. A shadow of an object. (Documents) "Following good brings fortune; following evil brings misfortune. Like shadow and echo." Meaning like a shadow following form, an echo responding to sound. Now, having an effect is called 影響, based on this. | An image reflected in a mirror is also 影. Also, photographs are called 小影.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ei(エイ) エイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kage(かげ) かげ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彡 (sanzukuri)

  • Related Keywords

    shadow reflection figure silhouette light illumination image contour outline profile shade gloom dark penumbra appearance semblance gleam glow radiance luminosity

Sentences including 影

  • A strange sound was heard from behind the door.

  • The garden is still in shadow.

  • No one was to be seen on the street.

  • His words had a great effect on my life.

  • The news had an impact on him.

  • The picture was taken by him.

  • The image of my mother is on my mind.

  • They laugh at him behind his back.

  • He was a great influence on me.

  • Smoking has affected his health.

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