人影

Chinese

man; person; people
 
picture; image; reflection; shadow
simp. and trad.
(人影)

Pronunciation


Noun

人影

  1. shadow or figure of a person
  2. (figuratively) trace of a person
    剛才這裡一會兒人影 [MSC, trad.]
    刚才这里一会儿人影 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gāngcái hái zài zhèlǐ, zhè yīhuìr jiù bù jiàn rényǐng le. [Pinyin]
    He was here a moment ago; now he's disappeared without a trace.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
かげ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

人影 (hiragana ひとかげ, rōmaji hitokage)

  1. A figure of a person.
  2. A shadow of a person.
  3. (figuratively) trace of a person
    • 1986, 大木誠 (lyrics), “Rainy Blue”, performed by 德永英󠄄:
      人影 (ひとかげ) ()えない午前0時 (ごぜん0じ)
      hitokage mo mienai gozen 0-ji
      Midnight, and not a single person can be seen
      (literally, “a midnight where not even the shadow of a person can be seen”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
えい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

人影 (hiragana じんえい, rōmaji jin'ei)

  1. Same as above.
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