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映 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」
On
エイえい · ei
Kun
うつ(る)・うつ(す)utsu(ru) · utsu(su)
Meaning
to reflect; project; shine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

日 "sun" plus 央 "centre"; sunlight falling in and casting an image — hence "to reflect, to project."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onエイえいei映画えいが上映じょうえい反映はんえい
Kunうつるutsuru映るうつる映りうつり

Compare: 写る

Kunうつすutsusu映すうつす

Compare: 写す

Kunはえるhaeru映えるはえる夕映えゆうばえ

Compare: 栄える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 映画えいが

    film; movie

  • 反映はんえい

    reflection

More words with this kanji

  • 映像えいぞう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

湖(みずうみ)に山(やま)が映(うつ)っている。

The mountain is reflected in the lake.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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