影

shadow, silhouette, phantom

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かげ

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

Frequency:464

Vocabulary

エイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
遺影	イエイ	portrait of a deceased person
影響	エイキョウ	influence; effect; impact
撮影	サツエイ	photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
投影	トウエイ	projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow; (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
人影	ジンエイ	figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
影口	かげぐち	malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
山影	やまかげ	place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
日影	ひかげ	shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
面影	おもかげ	face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
人影	ひとかげ	figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

swell, get fat, thick

park, garden, yard, farm

carve, engrave, chisel

bountiful, excellent, rich

contrast, compare

refreshing, nice and cool

concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per

illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine