映
映·reflect, project
- On-yomi
- エイ
- Kun-yomi
- うつ(る)うつ(す)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 映画 | えいが | film, movie |
| 映る | うつる | to be reflected, to show up |
| 映画館 | えいがかん | cinema |
| 映す | うつす | to project, to reflect |
Example sentences
週末に映画を見に行きます。
しゅうまつにえいがをみにいきます。
I'm going to see a film at the weekend.
窓にきれいな月が映っています。
まどにきれいなつきがうつっています。
A beautiful moon is reflected in the window.
駅の近くに映画館があります。
えきのちかくにえいがかんがあります。
There's a cinema near the station.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 映る (to be reflected or shown) and 写る (to come out in a photo) are both うつる.
Memory aid
Picture it
The sun (日) throwing its light onto the centre (央) of something — an image cast on a surface.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 映画館えいがかんcinema
- 映画えいがmovie
- 映るうつるto be reflected, shown
- 映すうつすto project, reflect
- 放映ほうえいtelevising, broadcasting (on TV)
- 上映じょうえいscreening (of a film)
- 反映するはんえいするto reflect (opinions, results, a situation) in something
- 反映はんえいreflection (of opinions, in results)
- 映えるはえるto look attractive, to shine
- 映写えいしゃprojection (of a film or slides onto a screen)
- 映像えいぞうimage (on a screen); picture; footage; reflection
Quick check
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