| 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 |