面影

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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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