Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 見る影も無い【みるかげもない】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
On
ケン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
22 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
5c2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0Four corner code
3957deroo
898bUnicode hex code
1-24-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4284Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5522New Nelson (John Haig)
2544New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3151Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
57Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
61Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
518Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34796Morohashi
18A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67sakade
84Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
31henshall3
62Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
20crowley
139Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1643Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4, xian4Pinyin reading
gyeon, hyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shadow, silhouette, phantom

Kun
かげ
On
エイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
464 of 2500
Radical
bristle
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-12-3SKIP code
3j12.1The Kanji Dictionary
6292.2Four corner code
3860deroo
5f71Unicode hex code
1-17-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1594Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1722New Nelson (John Haig)
1889New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2381Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1671Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1712Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1848Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
630A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2357Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
929Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10019Morohashi
1017A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
854Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
873Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1276Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1758Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
494crowley
1022Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
619Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1728Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ying3Pinyin reading
yeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level