Kanji

陰

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #139311 strokes

Meanings

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

ES: sombra, oscuridad, oculto, negativo, ocultar

On
イン
Kun
かげ、かげ.る

Common words

  • 日陰ひかげshade, shadow
  • お陰様でおかげさまでthankfully, fortunately, luckily, by God's grace, under the gods' shadow
  • 陰気いんきgloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy
  • 陰口かげぐちmalicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 陰性いんせいnegative (result)
  • 陰謀いんぼうplot, intrigue, scheme
  • 山陰やまかげplace in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains
  • 物陰ものかげplace hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place

Example sentences

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