Japanese symbol for “auteur”

映画作家

えいがさっか

Romaji: eigasakka

script-writer; auteur

In Japanese, auteur is 映画作家, read えいがさっか (eigasakka).

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Meanings

n script-writer; auteur

Kanji and stroke order

映

reflect, reflection, projection

on: エイ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す、は.える、-ば.え

9 strokes · JLPT 3

画

brush-stroke, picture

on: ガ、カク、エ、カイ
kun: えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと

8 strokes · JLPT 3

作

make, production, prepare

on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り

7 strokes · JLPT 3

家

house, home, family

on: カ、ケ
kun: いえ、や、うち

10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
映画	えいが eiga	movie; film; motion picture
映像	えいぞう eizou	image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
上映	じょうえい jouei	screening (a movie); showing
反映	はんえい han'ei	reflection (of light)
放映	ほうえい houei	televising; broadcasting; airing
映る	うつる utsuru	to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo)
漫画	まんが manga	cartoon; comic; comic strip
計画	けいかく keikaku	plan; project; schedule
作る	つくる tsukuru	to make; to produce; to manufacture
家族	かぞく kazoku	family

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.