影 (かげ, kage) Japanese meaning: shadow

影 (かげ, kage) Japanese meaning: shadow | Kotomora

Kanji

シルエット sense 1
シルエット is a loanword used mainly for outline shapes in art or photography, while 影 more broadly covers shadows, reflections, and figurative traces.
気け配はいN2sense 3
気配 refers to a sensed presence or atmosphere, whereas 影 in phrases like 影も見えない points to a visible or faint sign of something.
名残なごりN1sense 5
名残 is the general word for a lingering trace of the past, while 影 in this sense paints a fainter, almost ghost-like remnant of someone's former self.
姿すがたN3sense 1
姿 describes a person's overall appearance or form, while 影 specifically evokes the shadow or silhouette shape someone casts.

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人ひと影かげN1
影 is the general word for 'shadow' or 'silhouette', while 人影 specifies that the shape belongs to a person.
シャドー
影 is the everyday native Japanese word for a cast shadow or silhouette, while シャドー is a loanword used mainly in specialized contexts like makeup or photography.
日ひ陰かげN2
影 is a broader word for shadow, silhouette, or reflection in general, whereas 日陰 specifically means the shade cast by blocking sunlight.

光ひかりN4sense 1
光 is light, the direct opposite of 影 which is the shadow cast when light is blocked.

陰かげN3
陰 emphasizes a hidden or shaded spot, often implying secrecy, while 影 focuses on the visible shadow, silhouette, or reflection itself.
闇やみN1
影 means a shadow or silhouette cast by light, while 闇 is the absence of light itself.
陰かげり
影 is a concrete, visible shadow or silhouette cast by light, while 陰り is an abstract, figurative sign of gloom or decline.

面おも影かげN1
face; looks; countenance · vestige; trace; reminder
影かげ武む者しゃ
body double; political decoy · wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
人ひと影かげN1
figure of a person; human figure · shadow of a person
御み影

影かげUsage99%
Primary kanji for shadow, silhouette, reflection, and figurative uses.
カゲUsage1%
景かげ
Rare kanji variant; no priority is specified. 影 is overwhelmingly preferred.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 影 is conventionally associated with shadow and reflection.