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映す (うつす): to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow) — Japanese vocabulary

映す is read うつす and means "to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

映す

Reading
うつす · utsusu
Translation
to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
うつすが

Example

山が湖に影を映している。

やまがみずうみにかげをうつしている。

The mountains are reflected in the lake.

Kanji in this word

  • 映 — reflect, project

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