影

meaningshadow, silhouette, phantom

On'yomi
エイ
Kun'yomi
かげ
Strokes
15
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#464 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

影
  • 影響えいきょうinfluence
  • 撮影さつえいphotography
  • 影かげshadow
  • 影の内閣かげのないかくshadow cabinet
  • 面影おもかげface
  • 遺影いえいportrait of a deceased person
  • 人影ひとかげfigure of a person
  • 投影とうえいprojection

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