影
かげ
Also written 景
Meanings
- Noun shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
- reflection; image
- ominous sign
- light (stars, moon)
- trace; shadow (of one's former self)
- behind; background; other side (non-standard; usu. written as 陰) See also: 陰 (かげ).
Kanji
- 影 shadow. Read as かげ.
Example sentences
- 影に驚いてしまいました。
I was taken aback at the shadow. - 影でこそこそせず面と向かって彼にそれを言いたまえ。
Say it to his face, not behind his back. - 噂をすれば影がさす。
Speak of angels and you hear their wings. - 噂をすれば影、キャシーが来たわ。
Speak of the devil, here comes Kathy. - やがて起こる事件はその前に影を投げる。
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Common phrases
- 影を落とす (かげをおとす) to cast a shadow
- 影を潜める (かげをひそめる) to disappear
- 影に隠れる
- 黒い影
- 影が薄い (かげがうすい) in the background
- 影が見える
- 影を見る
- 影が映る
- 暗い影
- 白い影
- 影が忍び寄る
- 影が差す (かげがさす) to cast a shadow
- 影に怯える
- 怪しい影
- 影がちらつく
Words containing 影
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