Shadow - Kage

Japanese: 影 - カゲ

{Same origin as "shadow"}
The light of the sun , moon, stars, lamps, etc. Light Light of-"
2. The shape and color of an object reflected on the surface of water or a mirror. "The clouds cast their rays on the surface of a lake."
3. The appearance or shape of a visible object. "I can't even see where the children have gone."
4. When an object blocks light, a black image of that object is created on the opposite side to the light source. Shadow. Projection. "The shadows of two people stretched out in the sunset."
5. A person's face or figure that comes to mind. A memory. "A faint trace of the past."
6. A feeling that emphasizes the existence of a certain phenomenon or state. An ominous sign. "The creeping death of the soul" "An incident that casts a dark shadow over society"
7. Something that is imagined in the mind but has no substance. An illusion. A phantom.
"The happiness of that time was not the happiness of the present, but the happiness of enjoying the future." (Futaba-tei, Ukigumo)
8. Something that clings to you and won't let go.
"Though we are far apart, my heart is with you." (Kokinshu, Love Vol. 3)
9. A thin and emaciated appearance.
"When I fall in love, I am not with the other person, even though I am next to them." (Kokinshu, Love Vol. 1)
10 Souls of the dead.
"I wonder if the deceased will ever see it, but the moon I gaze upon is hidden by the clouds." (Genji, Suma)
11 Something made to closely resemble something; a replica.
"The true water dragon was made and kept in the storehouse." (Jō, Five-piece Battledore)
12 During the Edo period, a low-ranking prostitute in the pleasure quarters of the Kamigata region earned a prostitution fee of 2 momme.
[Subsequent suffix] Morning sun shadow, back shadow, face, island shadow, Toru vinegar Shadow of the moon, shadow of a bird, shadow of the first day of spring, shadow of the sun, shadow of a person, boat Carp shadow· fire H Shadow, sail, starlight, O fruit Shadow, Water Shadow, Object Shadow, Mountain Shadow, Evening Shadow, Sunset Shadow
[Synonyms] Silhouette, shadow, shadow, projection, shadow, human figure, projection, oblique shadow, inverted shadow

ei [shadow] [kanji item]

[Common Kanji] [Sound] Ei (Kan) You (Yau) (Go) [Reading] Kage 〈Ei〉
1. A dark area created when light is blocked by an object. Shadow. "Influence/shadow, shadow, shadow of a shape, oblique shadow, tree shadow"
2 lights. "Moon shadow/light shadow"
The appearance or shape of three things. "Planet shadow, phantom, lonely shadow, human shadow, ship shadow, projection"
4. Images captured in photographs and paintings. "Photos, Reproductions, Memorial Portraits, Recent Portraits, Photography, and Respectful Portraits"
Shadow play/shadow artist Reminiscence Memories・Island shadow・Moon shadow・Sun shadow・Hokage Other・Starlight"
[Hard to read] Shadow Use

ei [shadow]

A painting that depicts the appearance of a person or thing. A portrait.
"I will write down the appearance of that saint in a book." (Uji Shui, Volume 9)

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:

《「陰」と同語源》
１日・月・星・灯火などの光。「月の―」「木陰にまたたく灯火ともしびの―」
２光が反射して水や鏡などの表面に映った、物の形や色。「湖面に雲の―を落とす」
３目に見える物の姿や形。「どこへ行ったのか子供たちの―も見えない」
４物が光を遮って、光源と反対側にできる、そのものの黒い像。影法師。投影。「夕日に二人の―が長く伸びた」
５心に思い浮かべる、人の顔や姿。おもかげ。「かすかに昔日の―を残す」
６ある現象や状態の存在を印象づける感じ。不吉な兆候。「忍び寄る死の―」「社会に暗い―を落とす事件」
７心に思い描く実体のないもの。幻影。まぼろし。
「そのころの幸福は現在の幸福ではなくて、未来の幸福の―を楽しむ幸福で」〈二葉亭・浮雲〉
８つきまとって離れないもの。
「寄るべなみ身をこそ遠く隔てつれ心は君が―となりにき」〈古今・恋三〉
９やせ細った姿のこと。
「恋すれば我身は―となりにけりさりとて人に添はぬものゆゑ」〈古今・恋一〉
10 死者の霊魂。
「亡き―やいかが見るらむよそへつつ眺むる月も雲隠れぬる」〈源・須磨〉
11 よく似せて作ったもの。模造品。
「誠の小水竜は、蔵に納め―を作りて持ったる故」〈浄・五枚羽子板〉
12 江戸時代、上方の遊里で揚げ代2匁の下級女郎。
[下接語]朝日影・後ろ影・面影・島影・透すき影・月影・鳥影・初日影・春日影・日影・人影・船ふな影・火ほ影・帆影・星影・御み影・水影・物影・山影・夕影・夕日影
[類語]シルエット・影法師・陰影・投影・暗影・人影・射影・斜影・倒影・シャドー

えい【影】［漢字項目］

［常用漢字］　［音］エイ（漢）　ヨウ（ヤウ）（呉）　［訓］かげ
〈エイ〉
１光が物にさえぎられてできる暗い部分。かげ。「影響／暗影・陰影・形影・斜影・樹影」
２光。「月影・灯影」
３物の姿や形。「機影・幻影・孤影・人影・船影・投影」
４写真や絵画に写された像。「影印・影像／遺影・近影・撮影・尊影」
〈かげ〉「影絵・影法師／面影おもかげ・島影・月影・日影・火影ほかげ・星影」
［難読］影向ようごう