人影

ひとかげ

man's shadow, soul

What does 人影 mean?

人影 is a Japanese noun meaning man's shadow, soul in English. It is written as 人影 in kanji, ひとかげ in hiragana, and hitokage in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

船上の人々はその島に5人の人影を見てびっくりしました。

The men on board were surprised to see five men on the island.