Japanese symbol for “footage”
映像
えいぞう
Romaji: eizou
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
In Japanese, footage is 映像, read えいぞう (eizou).
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Meanings
- n image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV)
- n video; film; footage
- n reflection
- n image (in one's mind); mental picture
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “footage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絵 | え e | image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 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) |
| 画像 | がぞう gazou | image; picture; portrait |
| 想像 | そうぞう souzou | imagination; supposition; guess |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう butsuzou | statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue |
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.