JLPT N1 · Noun

人影 (hitokage)

人影 (ひとかげ, hitokage) is a Japanese noun meaning “figure of a person; figures of people”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひとかげ
Romaji: hitokage
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

figure of a person; figures of people · noun
shadow of a person · noun

Example sentences

船上の人々はその島に５人の人影を見てびっくりしました。

The men on board were surprised to see five men on the island.

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

Kanji in 人影

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

影

shadow, silhouette, phantomエイ・かげ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 人影.

人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial人種じんしゅrace (of people)

Source: JMdict entry 1580660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.