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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
    彼は笑顔の陰に邪悪な心を隠している。He cloaks his wickedness under a smiling face.tatoeba
    彼は戸の陰に隠れた。He hid himself behind the door.tatoeba
  2. yin
  3. negative
    魂は天の陽気からのたましいであり魄は地の陰気からのたましいである。Kon is the positive soul from the heavens and Haku the negative soul from the earth.wiki
  4. sex organs
  5. secret
  6. shadow
  1. behind (something)
  2. back

Synonyms

影

Popular Usage

陰気

Radicals and components

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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
お陰おかげ
grace (of God)
陰萎いんい
impotence (sexual)
陰欝いんうつ
gloomy
陰画いんが
negative
陰核いんかく
clitoris
陰極いんきょく
cathode
陰茎いんけい
penis
陰険いんけん
crafty
陰惨いんさん
sadness and gloom
陰湿いんしつ
malicious
陰唇いんしん
labia
陰晴いんせい
unsettled (fine and cloudy) weather

Kun Reading Examples

彼はドアの陰にそれを隠した。かげ
He hid it behind the door.tatoeba
彼はその木の陰に隠れた。かげ
He hid behind the tree.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は表面上は陰険そうに見える。
He appears sly on the surface.tatoeba
彼は熱心に勉強し、お陰で試験に合格した。
He studied hard, which enabled him to pass the exam.tatoeba
彼は自分を暗殺しようという陰謀を知らなかった。
He was ignorant of the plot to assassinate him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 陰

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