Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
映
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
映
Regular
Modern
Chinese
映 [yìng]
to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
映 あき
Aki female given name
映 あきら
Akira female given name
映 あんばい
Anbai unclassified name
映 うつる
Utsuru given name
映 えい
Ei female given name
映 えいじ
Eiji unclassified name
映 てる
Teru female given name
映 はゆ
Hayu female given name
映 はゆる
Hayuru female given name
CHINESE WORDS (62)
反映 [fǎnyìng] #6,716
to mirror
上映 [shàngyìng] #9,637
to show (a movie)
放映 [fàngyìng] #11,185
to show (a movie)
首映 [shǒuyìng] #16,806
to premiere (a movie or TV show)
首映式 [shǒuyìngshì] #16,290
premiere of a movie
公映 [gōngyìng] #28,269
public screening (of a movie)
映射 [yìngshè] #29,518
to shine on
播映 [bōyìng] #26,330
to broadcast a film
放映室 [fàngyìngshì] #26,158
cinema room
试映 [shìyìng] #29,766
preview (of a movie)
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JAPANESE WORDS (180)
⭐ 映る [うつる] #1,735
to be reflected
⭐ 映画 [えいが] #2,128
movie
⭐ 映像 [えいぞう] #2,323
image (on a screen)
⭐ 映す [うつす] #4,912
to project
⭐ 映し出す [うつしだす] #5,928
to project
⭐ 反映 [はんえい] #7,705
reflection (of light)
目に映る [めにうつる] #9,869
to be visible to
⭐ 映える [はえる] #11,266
to shine
⭐ 栄える [さかえる] #11,475
to prosper
⭐ 映画館 [えいがかん] #12,753
movie theatre
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