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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

Kunyomi: かげ, かげ.る

Onyomi: イン

Composition: 阝 今 云

陰

Radical

Radical: 阜

Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)

Reading: こざと

Frequency: 348

Alternative forms:

阝(alt radical position hen)

阜

Examples

Onyomi Examples

陰 (イン) (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location

陰謀 (インボウ) plot, intrigue, scheme, conspiracy, agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

山陰 (ヤマカゲ) place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess

外陰 (ガイイン) vulva, pudenda

Kunyomi Examples

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

陰口 (かげぐち) malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back

山陰 (やまかげ) place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess

物陰 (ものかげ) place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place

陰る (かげる) to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy

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