► 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
- 彼には当時の面影は無い ⇨ He doesn’t look like he used to then. He looks totally different now
- 組織全体に影響が及ぶ問題 ⇨ An issue that affects the entire organization
- 水着モデルの撮影会 ⇨ A photo shoot meet with swimsuit models
- プロの写真家が撮影した写真 ⇨ Pictures taken by a professional photographer
- 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
- 電波が人体の健康に及ぼす影響 ⇨ The effect radio waves have over human health
- 壁に映像が投影された ⇨ Video images were projected on the wall
- 茂みの影に誰かいる ⇨ Somebody is behind the bush
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 彼は印象派の影響を受けている ⇨ He is influenced by Impressionism
- 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
- 両親の不仲は子供に悪影響を与える ⇨ Parents not getting along negatively affects children