Kanji

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: hold aloft

Kunyomi: かげ かげ.る かざ.す きぬがさ くも.る くもり

Onyomi: エイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: feather

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サシハ large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

黒影 コクエイ silhouette, dark shadow

暗影 アンエイ shadow, gloom

Kunyomi Examples

かげ shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness

陰り かげり shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness), cloud, shade, gloom

陰る かげる to darken, to get dark, to be clouded, to be hidden (behind clouds)

かざす to hold up over one's head, to hold aloft, to hold over something, to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire), to cover something with something, to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.