Kage Bunshin

影分身

literallyshadow + other self

Shadow Clone.

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影shadow, silhouette, phantomエイかげ15 strokes 分part, minute of time, segmentブンフンブわ.ける4 strokes · taught in grade 2 身somebody, person, one's station in lifeシンみ7 strokes · taught in grade 3

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影

遺影いえいportrait of a deceased person
影響えいきょうinfluence
撮影さつえいphotography (still or motion)
投影とうえいprojection (of a shadow)
面影おもかげface

分

一分いちぶone tenth
塩分えんぶんsalt
応分おうぶんaccording to one's abilities
何分なにぶんsome
何分なんぷんwhat minute

身

一身いっしんoneself
刺身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
自身じしん(one's) self
受身うけみthe defensive
終身しゅうしんlifelong

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