Today’s first #kanji is #映, which is made of 日 and 央, 央 is supposed to be the sound component of this kanji, but its official onyomi in Japan is オウ, so it doesn’t work in this case. Do you know the meaning and readings?
Meaning: to be reflected, to be projected
Reading: エイ、うつ、は(ば)
映画(エイガ): a movie, a film
映写(エイシャ): projection
映像(エイゾウ): an image, a screen image
上映(ジョウエイ): screening, showing on a screen
反映(ハンエイ): influence; reflection
映(うつ)す: to reflect, to mirror
映(うつ)る: to be reflected, to be imaged; to match, to suit
映(うつ)し出(だ)す: to portray, to depict, to show
映(は)える: to shine, to glow; to look good
夕(ゆう)映(ば)え: the evening glow, the sunset glow
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