影 – shadow, silhouette, phantom

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#464 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 影 means shadow, silhouette, phantom. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エイ (ei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かげ (kage). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 彡 (no. 59).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エイ	ei
Kun’yomi	かげ	kage

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彡 (Kangxi radical 59). Components: 口・小・日・亠・彡.

Words using 影

影かげshadow影響えいきょうinfluence撮影さつえいphotography (still or motion)人影ひとかげfigure of a person

Example sentences

その少女は自分の影におびえていた。

The girl was afraid of her own shadow.

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水たまりに映った影が見えた。

Reflections could be seen in the puddles.

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多くのテレビ番組が子供たちに悪い影響を与えている。

Many TV programs have a bad influence on children.

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Kanji with the same radical

形彩彫

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