陰 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
道4Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
- On
- インいん · in
- Kun
- かげ・かげ.るkage · kage.ru
- Meaning
- shade; behind
Stroke order
Origin
⻖ "hill" with 侵: the shadow of a hill — shade, what is out of sight.
Readings and examples
| Onインいんin | 陰気いんき陰性いんせい光陰こういん |
|---|---|
| Kunかげkage | 陰かげ日陰ひかげ Compare: 影 |
| Kunかげるkageru | 陰るかげる陰りかげり |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 陰気いんき
gloomy
- 日陰ひかげ
the shade
- 陰謀いんぼう
- 山陰やまかげ
- 陰騭いんしつ
- 岩陰いわかげ
Example
木の陰で休んだ。
I rested in the shade of a tree.
Idioms with this kanji
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