WORD DETAIL
投影
とうえい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
投影(とうえい) means projecting an image or figuratively projecting emotion onto something else. - Basic usage: A source image is physically projected on a wall; a protagonist's anxiety is figuratively projected onto a dark landscape.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Image cast on a wall and emotion reflected in scenery
- The active object is
画像を; the passive subject is不安が. The latter does not describe light from a projector.
- The active object is

