影
影 — Shadow
shadow, silhouette, phantom
On’yomiエイ (ei)
Kun’yomiかげ (kage)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 影
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 影響 | えいきょう eikyou | influence; effect; impact |
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing; filming |
| 影 | かげ kage | shadow; silhouette; figure |
| 影の内閣 | かげのないかく kagenonaikaku | shadow cabinet |
| 面影 | おもかげ omokage | face; looks; countenance |
| 遺影 | いえい iei | portrait of a deceased person |
Study notes
影 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #464 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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