I Love Kanji映す (utsusu)
映す (うつす, utsusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to project; to reflect”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うつす
- Romaji
- utsusu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 映す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 映す | うつす utsusu |
| Polite (~masu) | 映します | うつします utsushimasu |
| Negative | 映さない | うつさない utsusanai |
| Polite negative | 映しません | うつしません utsushimasen |
| Past | 映した | うつした utsushita |
| Polite past | 映しました | うつしました utsushimashita |
| Negative past | 映さなかった | うつさなかった utsusanakatta |
| Te-form | 映して | うつして utsushite |
| Potential | 映せる | うつせる utsuseru |
| Passive | 映される | うつされる utsusareru |
| Causative | 映させる | うつさせる utsusaseru |
| Volitional | 映そう | うつそう utsusou |
| Imperative | 映せ | うつせ utsuse |
| Conditional (~ba) | 映せば | うつせば utsuseba |
Kanji in 映す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 映す.
映画えいがmovie映画館えいがかんmovie theatre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)映像えいぞうimage (on a screen)映写えいしゃprojection (on a screen)
Source: JMdict entry 1588330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.