影
かげ · kage · JLPT N3 · noun
shade
⛱️ 影 = 景 sunlit scene + 彡 rays: what light casts is a shadow
景 once meant sunlight; 彡 marks rays or strokes, so 影 is the shape light leaves behind. Kage sounds like cage: hide in a cage, stay in the shade. Known from 影武者 kagemusha, the shadow warrior who stands in for a lord.