JLPT N1 · Noun

映像 (eizou)

映像 (えいぞう, eizou) is a Japanese noun meaning “image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: えいぞう
Romaji: eizou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV) · noun
video; film; footage · noun
reflection · noun
image (in one's mind); mental picture · noun

Example sentences

その映像はピントがあっていない。

The image is not in focus.

Tatoeba #212216

多くの場合、音楽を聴く時に心に浮かぶ映像はＣＤのアートワークです。

In many cases, the image that comes to mind when you listen to music is that of the CD's artwork.

Tatoeba #644264

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 映像

映

reflect, reflection, projectionエイ・うつ.る・うつ.す · 9 strokes

像

statue, picture, imageゾウ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 映像.

映画えいがmovie映画館えいがかんmovie theatre映すうつすto project映るうつるto be reflected映えるはえるto shine反映はんえいreflection (of light)映写えいしゃprojection (on a screen)像ぞうimage想像そうぞうimagination現像げんぞうdevelopment (of film)仏像ぶつぞうstatue of Buddha

Source: JMdict entry 1173800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.