影
エイ, かげ
shadow, silhouette, phantom
JLPT1 G7 S15 F464
As per 景# (expansive) + 彡 pattern → *image*; *reflection*; *figure*; *trace*; *shape* (← expansive images of patterns in reflection) → *shadow* (← emphasis on the shaded rather than the light portion, the reverse being the case for *light*). Compare 映.
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