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影像 (えいぞう, eizou) Japanese meaning: silhouette | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Kanji 影 shadow, silhouette, phantom Related words シルエット More common loanword for 'silhouette' in modern Japanese. 影像 is a native kanji compound with a slightly more literary or technical feel.
映えい 像ぞう Homophone meaning 'video' or 'image' (as in film or display). 影像 specifically refers to a silhouette or shadow outline, not a moving picture.
Etymology Compound of 影 (shadow) and 像 (image, figure). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji components.
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His silhouette against the setting sun was cast on the wall.
Shadow pictures can be considered a type of silhouette.
