面影

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Chinese

face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
 
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
 
simp. and trad.
(面影) 		面 影

Pronunciation

Noun

面影

  1. face (in one's memory); mental image of somebody

Japanese

Kanji in this term
面 影
おも
Grade: 3 		かげ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
俤

Etymology

From Old Japanese.[1] By surface analysis, おも (omo) +‎ 影 (kage, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

面(おも)影(かげ) • (omokage) 

  1. vestige, trace

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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