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Reflect, Project
うつ(る) (utsuru), うつ(す) (utsusu), は(える) (haeru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🏯 The famous Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, is built beside a still pond so its golden image reflects perfectly on the water. On calm mornings, visitors often say the reflection is just as breathtaking as the temple itself.
Memory Trick
✨🗼 映 Imagine the Sun(日) reflecting eiffel tower.
Readings
Onyomi: エイ (ei)
Kunyomi: うつ(る) (utsuru), うつ(す) (utsusu), は(える) (haeru)
Example Words
映画
えいが (eiga)
Movie
上映
じょうえい (jouei)
Screening
反映
はんえい (hanei)
Reflection
映る
うつる (utsuru)
To be reflected
Example Sentence
テレビに 富士山が 映っています。
テレビに ふじさんが うつっています。
terebi ni fujisan ga utsutteimasu
Mount Fuji is shown on the television.