映す|うつすutsusu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 映す（うつす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 映します（うつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 映さない（うつさない） |
| polite (masen) | 映しません（うつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 映さず・映さぬ（うつさず・うつさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 映した（うつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 映しました（うつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 映さなかった（うつさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 映しませんでした（うつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 映して（うつして） |
| Potential | 映せる（うつせる） |
| Passive | 映される（うつされる） |
| Causative | 映させる（うつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 映させられる（うつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 映せば（うつせば） |
| tara | 映したら（うつしたら） |
| Volitional | 映そう（うつそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 映しましょう（うつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 映せ（うつせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
姿を鏡に映す
映る emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in 姿が鏡に映る; 映す foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 姿を鏡に映す.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym映し出すうつしだすNeutralEmphasizes presenting an image or scene so it can be seen, as in 「画面に映し出す」; also used figuratively for portraying the state of society.
- Synonym投影とうえいWrittenWritten/formal term for casting a shadow or projecting an image, as in 「投影機」; leans toward optical or psychological projection.
- Synonym投射とうしゃWrittenWritten term for casting light or an image; leans toward physical or psychological usage.
- Related反映はんえいNeutralUsed for reflecting opinions or social phenomena, as in 「意見を反映する」; leans toward abstract embodiment rather than physical images.
- Related射影しゃえいWrittenWritten term used mainly in mathematics for projection; a technical term rather than everyday speech.
- Related反照はんしょうWrittenWritten word for the reflection of light; found mostly in literary description.
Use 「映す」 to cast an image on a mirror, water, or screen, as in 「鏡に姿を映す」. Pick 「映し出す」 to present an image or scene, 「反映」 for abstract embodiment, and 「投影」 for projection; 「射影」「反照」「投射」 are written terms.
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Japanese definitions
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