人影

Chinese
man; person; people
 
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
simp. and trad.
(人影)		 人 影

Pronunciation

Noun

人影

  1. shadow or figure of a person
  2. (figurative) trace of a person
    他剛才還在這裡，這一會兒就不見人影了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他刚才还在这里，这一会儿就不见人影了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā gāngcái hái zài zhèlǐ, zhè yīhuìr jiù bù jiàn rényǐng le. [Pinyin]
    He was here a moment ago; now he's disappeared without a trace.

Synonyms
  • (trace):

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (人影):
  • → Japanese: 人影(じんえい) (jin'ei)
  • → Korean: 인영(人影) (inyeong)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
人 影
ひと
Grade: 1		 かげ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひとかげ [hìtókágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çito̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

人(ひと)影(かげ) • (hitokage) 

  1. A figure of a person.
  2. A shadow of a person.
  3. (figurative) trace of a person
    • 1986, “Rainy Blue (Rainy Blue)”, 大木誠 (lyrics), performed by 德永英󠄄明:
      人(ひと)影(かげ)も見(み)えない午(ご)前(ぜん) ０(ゼロ)時(じ)
      hitokage mo mienai gozen zero-ji
      Midnight, and not a single person can be seen
      (literally, “a midnight where not even the shadow of a person can be seen”)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
人 影
じん
Grade: 1		 えい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じんえー [jìń'éé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃e̞ː]

Noun

人(じん)影(えい) • (jin'ei) 

  1. Same as above.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
人影

Noun

人影 • (inyeong) (hangeul 인영)

  1. Hanja form? of 인영 (“shadow of a person; figure of a person; trace of a person”).
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