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映 = 央 + 日

映 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “reflect”. It is built from 央 (center) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1879.

Keyword
reflect
RTK frame
1879
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うつ.る, うつ.す, は.える, -ば.え
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
отражение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
映 project

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 央 center
  2. 日 day

Alternative decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 日 day
  3. 大 large
  4. 冖 cover

How to find 映 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “center” + “day”. 映 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 映 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.