漢字城 Kanji Fortress

映 reflect

Also: reflection, projection

On'yomi
エイ
Kun'yomi
うつ-る、うつ-す、は-える、-ば-え
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 6

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): うつ-る.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
映 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

The sun (日) shining from the center (央) of the sky reflects off everything, like light projected onto a screen.

A common word

  • 映画 えいが movie

Example sentences

  • えいがをみました。

    I watched a movie.

  • きのう、ともだちとえいがかんにいきました。

    Yesterday I went to the movie theater with a friend.

Kanji that share a part

日 is its radical. 78 kanji share it in all.