Chinese

Noun

人影

1. shadow or figure of a person
2. (figuratively) 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.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [çito̞ka̠ɡ̃e̞]

Noun

人影 ‎(hiragana ひとかげ, romaji hitokage)

1. A figure of a person.
2. A shadow of a person.
3. (figuratively) trace of a person
   • 德永英󠄄明 (lyricist 大木誠), Rainy Blue

     人影 (ひとかげ)も見 (み)えない午前 (ごぜん)0時 (じ)

     hitokage mo mienai gozen 0-ji

     Midnight, and not a single person can be seen (lit. a midnight where not even the shadow of a person can be seen)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɴ.e̞ː]

Noun

人影 ‎(hiragana じんえい, romaji jin'ei)

1. Same as above.