Search…

Search blog post titles and content.

N1

Kanji 影: meanings, readings, and example words.

2 min read

Kanji 影: shadow, silhouette, phantom

Key takeaways

Kanji 影: shadow, silhouette, phantom. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

N1

Meaning

shadowsilhouettephantom

On reading

エイ

Kun reading

かげ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 影

shadow, silhouette, phantom

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

景 + 彡

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

When rays of light (彡) fall upon a beautiful scene (景), they cast a shadow. Imagine the silhouette or shadow created by light hitting a landscape.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

エイ
  • 撮影さつえい

    photographing / shooting

  • 影響えいきょう

    influence / effect

Kun reading

かげ
  • かげ

    shadow / shade / silhouette

Commonly used words

  • 撮影
    さつえい

    photographing / shooting

  • 影響
    えいきょう

    influence / effect

  • かげ

    shadow / shade / silhouette

Example sentences

Example 1

友だちの写真を撮した。

Translation

I took a picture of my friend.

Example 2

映画の撮は明日始まります。

Translation

The movie shooting starts tomorrow.

Example 3

天気が仕事に響した。

Translation

The weather affected my work.

Example 4

友達の意見が響を与えた。

Translation

My friend's opinion influenced me.

Kanji 影: shadow, silhouette, phantom | Daily Nihongo