eiga

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
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