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.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample 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

  • 鏡かがみに顔かおが映うつっています。A face is reflected in the mirror.
  • 画面がめんに写真しゃしんを映うつします。I display a photograph on the screen.
  • 今夜こんやは家いえで映画えいがを見みます。I will watch a film at home tonight.
  • この映画えいがは来週らいしゅうから上映じょうえいされます。This film will be shown from next week.
  • 青あおい空そらが池いけに映うつっています。The blue sky is reflected in the pond.
  • 先生せんせいは壁かべに地図ちずを映うつします。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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Use it today

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.