陰 — kanji meaning “shade”
陰
shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
- Meanings
- shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
- On'yomi
- イン (in)
- Kun'yomi
- かげ、かげ.る
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1393 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- yīn — Chinese character page
Words with 陰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 日陰 | ひかげ hikage | shade; shadow |
| 陰陽 | いんよう in'you | cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon |
| 陰性 | いんせい insei | negative (result) |
| 木陰 | こかげ kokage | shade of a tree; bower |
| 山陰 | やまかげ yamakage | place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains |
| 陰気 | いんき inki | gloomy; dismal; miserable |
| 陰口 | かげぐち kageguchi | malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back |
| 陰湿 | いんしつ inshitsu | malicious; spiteful; vicious |
| 陰影 | いんえい in'ei | shadow; shade; shading |
| 陰り | かげり kageri | shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade |
| お陰 | おかげ okage | grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing |
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