映 — kanji meaning “reflect”
映
reflect, reflection, projection
- Meanings
- reflect, reflection, projection
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi
- うつ.る、うつ.す、は.える、-ば.え
- Name readings
- あきら、え、てる
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #404 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- yìng — Chinese character page
Words with 映
| 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) |
| 映す | うつす utsusu | to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow) |
| 映える | はえる haeru | to shine; to glow |
| 映し出す | うつしだす utsushidasu | to project; to show (on a screen); to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.) |
| 映写 | えいしゃ eisha | projection (on a screen) |
| 劇映画 | げきえいが gekieiga | film drama |
| 映写機 | えいしゃき eishaki | projector (film, slide, etc.) |
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