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影
Shadow, Image
かげ (kage)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese shadow plays and modern photography both rely on the concept of 影. The kanji also appears metaphorically to describe someone's influence or presence.
Memory Trick
Imagine your shadow following you everywhere under the bright sun. That dark outline helps you remember 影 means 'shadow.'
Readings
Onyomi: エイ (ei)
Kunyomi: かげ (kage)
Example Words
影
かげ (kage)
Shadow
映画
えいが (eiga)
Movie
撮影
さつえい (satsuei)
Photography
影響
えいきょう (eikyou)
Influence
Example Sentence
木 の 影 で 休みました。
き の かげ で やすみました。
ki no kage de yasumimashita
I rested in the shade of a tree.