陰 (かげ) — shadow, shade, behind the scenes

陰かげ shadow

Frequency #4119 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character noun

kage

かげ

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. かげ[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

shadow
shade
behind the scenes

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

かげ陰 shade

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Words with 陰 (9)

お陰(かげ) okage thanks to 陰(いん)謀(ぼう) inbou conspiracy 陰(いん)陽(よう) inyou yin and yang 山(やま)陰(かげ) yamakage place in the shade of a mountain 日(ひ)陰(かげ) hikage shade 物(もの)陰(かげ) monokage place hidden from view 陰(かげ)り kageri shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness) 陰(かげ)口(ぐち) kageguchi malicious gossip

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 陰 (9)

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