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陰

shade
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイン
Kun readingかげ、かげ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. shadeRtK
  2. yin
  3. negative
  4. sex organs
  5. secret
  6. shadow

Popular Usage

陰気

Radicals and components

Radical阜moundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · now · clock · rising cloud · two (二) · elbow · wall

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1718

Compound words

陰気いんき
gloomy; dismal; miserable; melancholy; spirit of yin
陰口かげぐち
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
陰性いんせい
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
陰謀いんぼう
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
山陰やまかげ
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
日陰ひかげ
shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
物陰ものかげ
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
木陰こかげ
shade of a tree; bower
陰陽いんよう
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
陰りかげり
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
お陰でおかげで
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
お陰様でおかげさまで
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace; under the gods' shadow

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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