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陰

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • shade
  • yin
  • negative
  • sex organs
  • secret
  • shadow

On'yomi (音読み)

  • イン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かげ
  • かげ.る
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1242
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
阜#170 · mound

Components

Common Words

  • 陰かげNoun
    shade, shadow
  • 陰謀いんぼうNoun
    plot, intrigue, scheme
  • 山陰やまかげNoun
    place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains
  • 日陰ひかげNoun
    shade, shadow
  • 物陰ものかげNoun
    place hidden from view, cover, shelter
  • 陰りかげりNoun
    shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness), cloud, shade
  • 陰口かげぐちNoun
    malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 陰気いんきna-adjective
    gloomy, dismal, miserable

Practice in Kanjiru

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