What is the Kanji for "Light", "Image", and "Shadow"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Light", "Image", and "Shadow", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Light", "Image", and "Shadow" is "影".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kage".

Its onyomi reading is "Ei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "景" means "Scene" and can be read as "Kei". And The radical "彡" means "Fur" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "影" mean in japanese?

"影" means "Light", "Image", and "Shadow".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

影響: "Impact" or "Influence". The Japanese verbal noun '影響 (えいきょう)' can mean 'impact' or 'influence'. It refers to the effect that something has on another thing or situation. It can be used to describe both positive and negative effects. For example: The new law will have a big impact on the economy - (新しい法律は経済に大きな影響を与えるだろう). The teacher's advice had a strong influence on my decision - (先生のアドバイスは私の決断に大きな影響を与えた).

影: "Shadow". The Japanese noun '影 (かげ)' means 'shadow'. It refers to the dark shape cast on a surface by something blocking the light. '影' can be used to describe both literal shadows cast by physical objects as well as metaphorical or figurative shadows. For example: Her shadow was cast on the wall - (彼女の影が壁に映った). The shadow of the past still lingers - (過去の影が今も残っている).

撮影: "Filming". The Japanese verbal noun '撮影 (さつえい)' means 'filming'. This term refers to the process of capturing images or video, typically using a camera. It can be used in the context of photography, cinematography, or any other situation where visual media is being recorded. For example: They are filming a new movie - (彼らは新しい映画を撮影している). The photographer is setting up for the filming - (写真家は撮影の準備をしている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.