Kanji

陰

陰

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かげ, かげる

Nanori (Name Reading)

かげ

Common Readings

イン, かげ, かげ…る

Example sentences

陰 かげ
彼はビルの陰に隠れた。

He hid in the shadow of the building.

悪口 わるぐち
人の悪口を陰で言うのは良くない。

It is not good to speak ill of others behind their backs.

お陰で おかげで
薬のお陰で、熱が下がりました。

Thanks to the medicine, my fever went down.

陰に いんに
同僚を陰に批判するのは良くない。

It is not good to criticize colleagues behind their backs.

物陰 ものかげ
犯人はビルの物陰に身を隠した。

The criminal hid in the shadow of the building.

潜める ひそめる
彼は物陰に身を潜めた

He hid himself in the shadows.

陰謀 いんぼう
彼らは政府を倒すための陰謀を企てている。

They are plotting a conspiracy to overthrow the government.

陰で かげで
彼女は陰で努力を続けている。

She continues to make efforts behind the scenes.

お陰 おかげ
皆様のお陰で、このプロジェクトは成功しました。

Thanks to everyone, this project was a success.

木陰 こかげ
公園のベンチよりも、木陰の芝生の方が涼しい。

The grass in the shade of the trees is cooler than the park benches.

Example Vocabulary

陰

かげ

shade; shadow; back; behind

お陰で

おかげで

thanks to; owing to; because of

陰に

いんに

secretly; behind the scenes; covertly

物陰

ものかげ

place hidden from view; shelter; cover

陰謀

いんぼう

conspiracy; plot; intrigue

陰で

かげで

behind the scenes; in secret; behind someone's back

お陰

おかげ

thanks to; owing to; favor

木陰

こかげ

shade of a tree; bower

日陰

ひかげ

shade

陰鬱

いんうつ

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