► 成句
影 [(1)かげ] [見る影も無い] meaning: recognize rank: 3
☆ 彼はすっかり老いて見る影もない ⇨ He looks so old now you can even see his shadow, is completely unrecognizable
影 [(1)かげ] [影を潜める] meaning: disappear rank: 4
☆ 彼はすっかり成長して昔のような無責任な行動は陰を潜めるようになった ⇨ He has really matured and irresponsible behaviors in the past have disappeared (☛ Literally means “shadow becomes unnoticeable”)
影 [(1)かげ] [影が薄い] meaning: important rank: 4
☆ 彼は若い政治家に押されて影が薄くなった ⇨ He has become overshadowed by younger politicians (☛ Not important)
► 名詞
影 [(1)かげ] meaning: shadow rank: 1
☆ 不幸の影 ⇨ The shadow of misfortune
☆ 人の影が見えた ⇨ I saw a shadow of someone
影 [(1)かげ] [影を落とす] meaning: shadow rank: 1
☆ 政情不安が国全体に影を落としている ⇨ The unstable politics is casting a shadow over the entire country
影 [(1)かげ] meaning: sad rank: 2
☆ 彼にはどこか影がある ⇨ He seems like carrying some shadow, sadness, with him (☛ Note it is NOT darkness, wickedness, but rather sadness that comes from traumatic experiences in the past)
More examples:
- この建築には中国の影響が随所に見られる ⇨ You can see Chinese influences in many areas, aspects, of this architecture
- この事件が選挙にどういう影響を与えるか興味深い ⇨ I’m very curious on how this incident will affect the election
- 有名人の影響っていうのは凄いもんだ ⇨ The influential power of celebrities is indeed amazing
- 写真撮影は禁じられている ⇨ Photographing is prohibited
- 撮影禁止 ⇨ Photo, video recording, prohibited
- この地方選挙での敗戦は大勢に影響無い ⇨ The loss in this local election won’t affect the big picture
- 彼等は先週に映画の撮影を打ち上げた ⇨ They finished filming the movie last week
- 黒澤明はハリウッド監督に大きな影響を与えた巨匠だ ⇨ Akira Kurosawa was a giant who profoundly influenced many Hollywood directors
- 芸能界の光と影 ⇨ The light and shadow of the entertainment industry
- 水着モデルの撮影会 ⇨ A photo shoot meet with swimsuit models
- 彼の発見が社会に与えた影響は計り知れない ⇨ The effect of his discovery on society is immeasurable
- この国には恐怖政治の亡霊が今も影を落としている ⇨ The ghost of the terror rule still cast a shadow over this country
- 地震の影響で電車が止まっている ⇨ The train service has halted because of the effect of the earthquake
- 日本人は儒教の影響を強く受けている ⇨ Japanese are strongly influenced by confucianism
- 彼は後の芸術家に大きな影響を与えた ⇨ He was a major influence for the artists who followed him