JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 影: "shadow, silhouette, phantom"
The kanji 影 means "shadow, silhouette, phantom". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エイ in on'yomi and かげ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かげ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shadow, silhouette, phantom |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 464 of 2,501 |
Common words with 影
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 影響influence; effect; impact
- 影shadow; silhouette; figure; shape · reflection; image
- 人影figure of a person; figures of people · shadow of a person
- 撮影photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting
- 面影face; looks; countenance · vestige; trace; reminder
- 影響力influence; clout; leverage
- 影響を及ぼすto affect; to impact; to influence
- 幻影phantom; vision; illusion
- 投影projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow · (geometric) projection
- 悪影響bad influence; negative influence
- 影を落とすto cast a shadow
- 影武者body double; double · wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
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