"影" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [e̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (えい)), ei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 影 (MC 'jaengX). The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=えい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|影}} 影 (MC 'jaengX) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|えい}} 影(えい) • (ei)
  1. shadow
    Sense id: en-影-ja-affix-C7CdgGAO
  2. light
    Sense id: en-影-ja-affix-macCYXLU
  3. a shape or form reflected in light
    Sense id: en-影-ja-affix-nFAVwIBr Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 0 2 12 6 0 2 12 2 0 11 25 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 14 6 0 2 14 2 0 13 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 3 15 5 0 3 15 3 0 13 23 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 1 19 0 1 18 32 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 暗影 (an'ei) (ruby: (あん), (えい)) (english: shadow, gloom), 黒影 (kokuei) (ruby: (こく), (えい)) (english: silhouette, dark shadow), 人影 (jin'ei) (ruby: (じん), (えい)) (english: figure or shadow of a person)
Etymology number: 3

Affix

IPA: [jo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (よう)), [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 影 (MC 'jaengX). The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=よう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|影}} 影 (MC 'jaengX) Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|よう}} 影(よう) • (yō)
  1. (rare) Alternative form of 影 (ei) Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: (extra: ei) Related terms: (kage) (ruby: (かげ)), 日陰 (hikage) (ruby: (), (かげ)), 陰影 (in'ei) (ruby: (いん), (えい)), おかげ (okage)
    Sense id: en-影-ja-affix-ByTQksqM Categories (other): Forms linking to themselves
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-影-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (かが)), kaga [romanization]
Etymology: Bound apophonic form of 影 (kaga). Etymology templates: {{m-self|ja|影|tr=kaga}} 影 (kaga) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かが}} 影(かが) • (kaga)
  1. light
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-macCYXLU
  2. a shape or form reflected in light
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-nFAVwIBr Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 0 2 12 6 0 2 12 2 0 11 25 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 14 6 0 2 14 2 0 13 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 3 15 5 0 3 15 3 0 13 23 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 89 6
  3. a shadow
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-pYlekfov
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: (kagami) (ruby: (かがみ))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ɡe̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (かげ)), kage [romanization]
Etymology: Unbound apophonic form of 影 (kaga). From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kankay. Cognate with 陰 (kage, “shadow”). Etymology templates: {{m-self|ja|影|tr=kaga}} 影 (kaga), {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かげ}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kankay|sort=かげ}} Proto-Japonic *kankay, {{m|ja|陰|t=shadow|tr=kage}} 陰 (kage, “shadow”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かげ}} 影(かげ) • (kage)
  1. shadow
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-C7CdgGAO
  2. a shape or form reflected in light
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-nFAVwIBr1 Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 0 2 12 6 0 2 12 2 0 11 25 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 14 6 0 2 14 2 0 13 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 3 15 5 0 3 15 3 0 13 23 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 1 19 0 1 18 32 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 24 40 35
  3. presence
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-3~Bmm030 Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 0 2 12 6 0 2 12 2 0 11 25 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 14 6 0 2 14 2 0 13 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 3 15 5 0 3 15 3 0 13 23 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 1 19 0 1 18 32 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 24 40 35
  4. negative aspect
    Sense id: en-影-ja-noun-F1AEfOH5 Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 0 2 12 6 0 2 12 2 0 11 25 28 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 14 6 0 2 14 2 0 13 22 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 3 15 5 0 3 15 3 0 13 23 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 1 19 0 1 18 32 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 1 15 2 0 1 15 1 0 15 26 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 1 24 40 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 影法師 (kagebōshi) (ruby: (かげ), (ぼう), ()) (english: silhouette, shadow), 月影 (tsukikage) (ruby: (つき), (かげ)), 空影 (sorakage) (ruby: (そら), (かげ)), 山影 (yamakage) (ruby: (やま), (かげ)), 闇影 (yamikage) (ruby: (やみ), (かげ)), 日影 (hikage) (ruby: (), (かげ))
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 影 meaning in Japanese (13.3kB)

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      "roman": "hikari",
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          "師",
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        {
          "english": "This town's presence is little.",
          "roman": "Kono machi wa kage ga usui.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "町",
              "まち"
            ],
            [
              "影",
              "かげ"
            ],
            [
              "薄",
              "うす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "この町は影が薄い。"
        }
      ],
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        "presence"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the negative aspect of the high economic growth",
          "roman": "kōdo keizai seichō no kage",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "高度",
              "こうど"
            ],
            [
              "経済",
              "けいざい"
            ],
            [
              "成長",
              "せいちょう"
            ],
            [
              "影",
              "かげ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "高度経済成長の影"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "negative aspect"
      ],
      "id": "en-影-ja-noun-F1AEfOH5",
      "links": [
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          "negative",
          "negative"
        ],
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          "aspect",
          "aspect"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "other": "かげ"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kage",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "陰",
          "かげ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "陰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikage",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "日",
          "ひ"
        ],
        [
          "陰",
          "かげ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "日陰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "in'ei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "陰",
          "いん"
        ],
        [
          "影",
          "えい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "陰影"
    },
    {
      "roman": "okage",
      "word": "おかげ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "ei",
          "word": "影"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Forms linking to themselves",
        "Japanese terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 影 (ei)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "影",
          "影#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Alternative form of 影 (ei)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "影"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "影"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "影",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "影"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "影",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "影"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "affix",
  "title": "影",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "影"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "affix",
  "title": "影",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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