Meet 映 in 映っています, 映します, and other useful words. Read the examples and connect each word to its meaning.
The idea
映 has 9 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram. Learn 映っています (うつっています) and 映します (うつします) as whole words: a character’s reading depends on the word.
| Japanese word | Reading | Example in context |
|---|---|---|
| 映っています | うつっています | A face is reflected in the mirror. |
| 映します | うつします | I display a photograph on the screen. |
| 映画 | えいが | I will watch a film at home tonight. |
| 上映 | じょうえい | This film will be shown from next week. |
Examples
- 鏡に顔が映っています。A face is reflected in the mirror.
- 画面に写真を映します。I display a photograph on the screen.
- 今夜は家で映画を見ます。I will watch a film at home tonight.
- この映画は来週から上映されます。This film will be shown from next week.
- 青い空が池に映っています。The blue sky is reflected in the pond.
- 先生は壁に地図を映します。The teacher projects a map onto the wall.
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Watch out
Here, 映っています means “is reflected or displayed; intransitive”; 映します means “projects or displays something; transitive”. Compare 映っています (うつっています) and 映します (うつします) in context: “A face is reflected in the mirror.” and “I display a photograph on the screen.” The same character does not make the words interchangeable. Compare the shapes of 映 and 英 as well.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 映っています in hiragana.
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うつっています
映っています is read うつっています. In context: A face is reflected in the mirror.
Write the reading of 映します in hiragana.
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うつします
映します is read うつします. In context: I display a photograph on the screen.
Write the missing kanji: _っています [映 / 英] (うつっています).
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映
映 completes 映っています, read うつっています. In context: A face is reflected in the mirror.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 映っています in hiragana.
Write the reading of 映します in hiragana.
Write the missing kanji: _っています [映 / 英] (うつっています).
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Cover the table, write 映 from memory, then read 映っています and 映します aloud. Check the readings and contexts.

