陰

N3

かげ

蔭翳

[kage]

Illustration for 陰

Meanings

1.Noun

shade; shadow

2.Noun

behind (something); other side; back

3.Noun

the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back

4.Noun

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness

Other Readings

「陰」 has another reading with different meanings.

陰（いん）
(the) negative (e.g. pole)

Related Words

日陰（ひかげ）synonym
shade; shadow

Examples

夏は涼しい木の陰で休んでいる。

I'm cooling off in the shade of a tree.

雨が降ってきたので大きな木の陰で雨宿りした。

It started to rain, so I took shelter behind a large tree.

陰に隠れて敵の様子を見ていた。

I was watching from the shadows.