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影

Shadow

WaniKani level 25JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 500 · #46415 strokes

Meanings

Shadow, Silhouette, Phantom

On'yomi

えい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

かげ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 影

影 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

影 (Shadow) is taught on WaniKani at level 25 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #464 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

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Words using 影

悪影響あくえいきょうbad influence遺影いえいportrait of a deceased person影絵かげえshadow picture影響えいきょうinfluence影響力えいきょうりょくinfluence幻影げんえいphantom撮影さつえいphotography (still or motion)

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