影 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order (JLPT N1)

Readings

On readingエイ

Kun readingかげ

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8Level 25

Verbs with «影»

Meanings

shadowRtK
silhouette
phantom

figure
shape
reflection

Synonyms

Homonyms

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Same reading (かげ)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical彡bristle

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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scenery · sun (日) · day (日) · capital · tall · top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · small (小) · little (小) · shape

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1848

Compound words

影響えいきょう

influence; effect; impact

撮影さつえい

photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

影響するえいきょうする

to influence

撮影するさつえいする

to photograph; to film

影響を及ぼすえいきょうをおよぼす

to affect

遺影いえい

portrait of a deceased person

影絵かげえ

shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph

幻影げんえい

phantom; vision; illusion

投影とうえい

projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow; (geometric) projection

面影おもかげ

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace

人影ひとかげ

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

悪影響あくえいきょう

bad influence; negative influence

影響力えいきょうりょく

influence; clout; leverage

影の内閣かげのないかく

shadow cabinet

写真撮影しゃしんさつえい

photography; taking photographs

a glimpse of an object's outlines

(method of) projection

Additional Examples

彼は彼の周りの人々に大きな影響を及ぼした。

He had great influence on those around him.tatoeba

レール温度が上昇した影響で、列車は３０分遅れで到着した。

The train arrived 30 minutes late due to a rise in the temperature of the rails.tatoeba

彼は大変影響力のある人物です。

He is a man of considerable influence.tatoeba

彼は周囲の人達に大きな影響を与えた。

He had great influence on those around him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Shadow. 景 (light) + 彡 (strokes) — the shadow light casts.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 影

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step