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  1. Shadow

  2. Divine Spirit

  3. Shadow of Karma / Dogged by Karma

  4. Keiko

  5. Shadow Warrior

  6. Lonely Soul / Solitary

  7. Sorakage Jujutsu

  8. Meifu Shinkage-Ryu

  9. Alone with only your shadow for company


 yǐng
 kage
 
Shadow Scroll

影 means shadow in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Depending on the context, this can also mean silhouette, reflection, image, or presence.

Divine Spirit

 yù yǐng
 goei
Divine Spirit Scroll

御影 is a Japanese word that means divine spirit or honorific language for “spirit of the dead.”

This can also refer to an image of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)

In the Buddhist context, it can mean (wooden) images of saints or deities.

御影 is also a Japanese name, Mikage.


Note: This is also a word in Chinese but not used very often in China (except perhaps by certain Buddhists).

Shadow of Karma / Dogged by Karma

 yè yǐng
 gou you
Shadow of Karma / Dogged by Karma Scroll

業影 is a Buddhist title that literally means “Karma Shadow.”

It figuratively means karma dogging one's steps like a shadow.

It's similar to the western idea of “karma is a bitch.”

Keiko

Shadow / Reflection

 yǐng zi
 keiko
Keiko Scroll

This word means shadow or reflection.

This is a common female given name in Japanese where it's romanized as Keiko or Kēko.

Shadow Warrior

 yīng wǔ zhǔ
 kagemusha
Shadow Warrior Scroll

影武者 is the title for Shadow Warrior in Chinese and Japanese.

This may refer to a few video games that share this English title, or a Japanese movie called Kagemusha.

If you are looking for the Japanese TV show, that was originally 影の軍団 (Kage no Gundan), which more literally means “Army of Shadows,” but was re-titled Shadow Warrior when released outside Japan in English.

In Japan, this title can also refer to a body double or decoy of an army general or leader used to avoid assassination. It can also be somebody who does all the work (or fighting) behind the scenes (not getting much, if any, credit).


Shadow Warrior

Lonely Soul / Solitary

 xíng dān yǐng zhī
Lonely Soul / Solitary Scroll

形單影隻 is a Chinese idiom that means “lonely soul” if you are a solitary person, or a lost soul, this may be the title for you.

Sorakage Jujutsu

 sora kaga ju jutsu
Sorakage Jujutsu Scroll

This is the martial arts style Sorakage Jujutsu written in Japanese Kanji.

Meifu Shinkage-Ryu

 mei fu shin kage ryuu
Meifu Shinkage-Ryu Scroll

This is the martial arts style Meifu Shinkage-Ryu in Japanese Kanji.

Alone with only your shadow for company

 qióng qióng jié lì xíng yǐng xiāng diào
Alone with only your shadow for company Scroll

煢煢孑立形影相吊 is a Chinese proverb about the state of being as alone as you possibly can be.

It can be translated as “Alone with only your shadow for comfort/company.”


Not the results for 影 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
yǐng
    ying3
ying
 kage
    かげ

More info & calligraphy:

Shadow
picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
(1) shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; (2) reflection; image; (3) ominous sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (5) trace; shadow (of one's former self); (surname) Kage
Shadow, picture, image, reflection, hint; one of the twelve 'colours'.

影子

see styles
yǐng zi
    ying3 zi5
ying tzu
 keiko / keko
    けいこ

More info & calligraphy:

Keiko
shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
(female given name) Keiko

御影

see styles
yù yǐng
    yu4 ying3
yü ying
 mikage
    みかげ

More info & calligraphy:

Divine Spirit
divine spirit; spirit of the dead; (p,s,f) Mikage
[wooden] images of saints

業影


业影

see styles
yè yǐng
    ye4 ying3
yeh ying
 gōyō

More info & calligraphy:

Shadow of Karma / Dogged by Karma
Karma-shadow, karma dogging one's steps like a shadow.

影武者

see styles
 kagemusha
    かげむしゃ

More info & calligraphy:

Shadow Warrior
(1) body double (orig. of a military leader); (2) wire puller; someone behind the scenes

形單影隻


形单影只

see styles
xíng dān - yǐng zhī
    xing2 dan1 - ying3 zhi1
hsing tan - ying chih

More info & calligraphy:

Lonely Soul / Solitary
(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

ご影

see styles
 goei / goe
    ごえい
(honorific or respectful language) image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)

三影

see styles
 mikage
    みかげ
(surname, female given name) Mikage

上影

see styles
 kamikage
    かみかげ
(place-name) Kamikage

下影

see styles
 shimokage
    しもかげ
(place-name) Shimokage

乗影

see styles
 norikage
    のりかげ
(surname) Norikage

五影

see styles
 goei / goe
    ごえい
(surname) Goei

人影

see styles
rén yǐng
    ren2 ying3
jen ying
 hitokage
    ひとかげ
    jinei / jine
    じんえい
the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)
(1) figure of a person; figures of people; (2) shadow of a person

仙影

see styles
 senei / sene
    せんえい
(given name) Sen'ei

伏影

see styles
 fushikage
    ふしかげ
(place-name) Fushikage

佛影

see styles
fó yǐng
    fo2 ying3
fo ying
 butsuyō
buddhachāyā; the shadow of Buddha, formerly exhibited in various places in India, visible only to those "of pure mind".

俊影

see styles
 toshikage
    としかげ
(personal name) Toshikage

倉影

see styles
 kurakage
    くらかげ
(place-name) Kurakage

倒影

see styles
dào yǐng
    dao4 ying3
tao ying
 touei / toe
    とうえい
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
reflection

倩影

see styles
qiàn yǐng
    qian4 ying3
ch`ien ying
    chien ying
beautiful image of a woman

側影


侧影

see styles
cè yǐng
    ce4 ying3
ts`e ying
    tse ying
 soku yō
profile; silhouette
casts a shadow

儷影


俪影

see styles
lì yǐng
    li4 ying3
li ying
photo of a (married) couple

光影

see styles
guāng yǐng
    guang1 ying3
kuang ying
 kōyō
light and shadow; sunlight and shade
shadow

全影

see styles
quán yǐng
    quan2 ying3
ch`üan ying
    chüan ying
total shadow; umbra

剪影

see styles
jiǎn yǐng
    jian3 ying3
chien ying
paper-cut silhouette; outline; sketch

十影

see styles
 tokage
    とかげ
(female given name) Tokage

千影

see styles
 chikage
    ちかげ
(female given name) Chikage

半影

see styles
 hanei / hane
    はんえい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) penumbra

印影

see styles
 inei / ine
    いんえい
impression of a seal

友影

see styles
 tomokage
    ともかげ
(surname) Tomokage

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Shadowkageyǐng / ying3 / ying
Divine Spirit御影goeiyù yǐng / yu4 ying3 / yu ying / yuyingyü ying / yüying
Shadow of Karma
Dogged by Karma
業影
业影
gou you / gouyou / go yoyè yǐng / ye4 ying3 / ye ying / yeyingyeh ying / yehying
Keiko影子keikoyǐng zi / ying3 zi5 / ying zi / yingziying tzu / yingtzu
Shadow Warrior影武者kagemushayīng wǔ zhǔ
ying1 wu3 zhu3
ying wu zhu
yingwuzhu
ying wu chu
yingwuchu
Lonely Soul
Solitary
形單影隻
形单影只
xíng dān yǐng zhī
xing2 dan1 ying3 zhi1
xing dan ying zhi
xingdanyingzhi
hsing tan ying chih
hsingtanyingchih
Sorakage Jujutsu空影柔術sora kaga ju jutsu
sorakagajujutsu
Meifu Shinkage-Ryu明府真影流mei fu shin kage ryuu
meifushinkageryuu
mei fu shin kage ryu
Alone with only your shadow for company煢煢孑立形影相吊
茕茕孑立形影相吊
qióng qióng jié lì xíng yǐng xiāng diào
qiong2 qiong2 jie2 li4 xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4
qiong qiong jie li xing ying xiang diao
ch`iung ch`iung chieh li hsing ying hsiang tiao
chiung chiung chieh li hsing ying hsiang tiao
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

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A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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