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映

映 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「日」+音符「央」。「照る」「うつる」を意味する漢語｛映｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

reflect, reflection, projection

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エイElem.
Kun (native)
  • うつ(る)Elem.
  • うつ(す)Elem.
  • は(える)JHS
  • 〜ば(え)
Nanori (used in names)
  • あきら
  • え
  • てる
Other languages
  • 拼音ying4
  • 한글yeong
  • Hán-ViệtÁnh

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
日(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+6620

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰日央

Words using this kanji

  • 映画えいがフィルムなどに撮影した人物、事物などの動きを伴う映像をスクリーンに映して見せるもの。movie, film, motion picture
  • 映像えいぞう実際の像を光学的、電気的に再現した物。 脳裏に浮かぶ物の様子。 光の屈折や反射により現れた物の像や影。image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV), video, film
  • 映画館えいがかん映画を上映するための施設。movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
  • 映し出すうつしだすto project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.), to portray
  • 映るうつる「うつる」を参照。to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected
  • 映すうつす「うつす」を参照。to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
  • 映えるはえるto shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice
  • 映倫えいりんEirin, Film Classification and Rating Organization
  • 映写えいしゃ映像をスクリーンに写すこと。projection (on a screen)
  • 映写機えいしゃき映画などのフィルムを光源やレンズなどを使用して、スクリーンに拡大して映写する機械。プロジェクター。projector (film, slide, etc.)
  • 映射えいしゃreflecting, shining
  • 映配えいはいfilm distributing company
  • 映研えいけんfilm studies, cinema studies
  • 映日えいじつ太陽の日に映えること。subsun (halo phenomenon), undersun
  • 映えばえlooking good, standing out (in a particular context or setting), appealing (esp. on social media), photogenic
  • 映画化えいがかmaking (a book, etc.) into a film, adapting for the screen
  • 映画社えいがしゃmovie company
  • 映画評えいがひょうfilm critique
  • 映写幕えいしゃまく(projection) screen
  • 映画界えいがかい映画関係者の世界。film world, world of cinema

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-5
Four Corner
6503.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4c5.1
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1879
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2118