The kanji 陰: meaning, readings and stroke order

陰

Meaning: shade, gloomy
On reading: イン in
Kun reading: かげ kage、かげ（る） kageru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 阜 mound, dam
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bóng râm, u ám (âm)
Japanese: かげ。ひがあたらないところ。
Korean: 그늘, 음침하다 (음)
Chinese: 阴凉处、阴暗 (阴)

Readings, words and example sentences

イン in · on reading · less common

陰いん気き
gloomy, dreary
陰いん気きな場所は苦手です。
I do not like gloomy places.

かげ kage · kun reading

陰かげ
shade
木の 陰かげで休みます。
I rest in the shade of a tree.

かげ（る） kageru · kun reading · less common

陰かげる
to get dark, to cloud over
空が 陰かげって きました。
The sky has clouded over.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.