01
影響
えいきょう
influence, effect
Meanings
- shadow
- silhouette
- phantom
Readings
Onyomi
- エイ
Kunyomi
- かげ
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Useful words
02
撮影
さつえい
filming, photography
03
人影
ひとかげ
human figure, silhouette
04
影口
かげぐち
backbiting, talking behind one's back
05
面影
おもかげ
vestige, trace, reminder
06
影絵
かげえ
shadow play, shadow picture
Compare Kanji
01景Component94%scenery, view景 forms the left half of 影, so scenery turns into shadow once the three strokes are added.02光Pair90%ray, lightShadow needs light to exist, making 光 the clearest natural pair for 影.03暗Meaning86%darkness, disappearDarkness and shadow sit together in visual memory; 暗 deepens the low-light flank of 影.04映Meaning82%reflect, reflectionImages, reflections, and shadows overlap in seeing; 映 keeps that visual field nearby.05形Meaning76%shape, formA shadow often leaves only an outline; 形 helps learners remember the silhouette side of 影.06陰Meaning74%shade, yinShade in 陰 works as a darker companion for 影, especially in hidden places.
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