映
映 — Reflect
reflect, reflection, projection
On’yomiエイ (ei)
Kun’yomiうつる (utsuru)
Kun’yomiうつす (utsusu)
Kun’yomiはえる (haeru)
Kun’yomi-ばえ (bae)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 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); video |
| 上映 | じょうえい jouei | screening (a movie); showing |
| 放映 | ほうえい houei | televising; broadcasting; airing |
| 映画館 | えいがかん eigakan | movie theatre; movie theater; cinema |
| 反映 | はんえい hanei | reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.) |
Study notes
映 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #404 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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