Word form | eiga |
Original script | 映画 |
LWT meaning(s) | |
Word meaning | originally used for both “movie” and “photo”. originally katsudō shashin was used for “moving pictures”, but towards the end of Taishō, around 1923, eiga was used. |
Analyzability | analyzable compound |
Gloss | ei-ga reflect-picture |
Age | Modern Japanese [21] (1868–2007) |
Lexical stratum | kango |
Year | 1867 |
Register | General |
Numeric frequency | 223.5 |