Kanji陰
Readingかげ
Frequency45%
Used in (52 in total)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shade of a tree; bower
behind one's back
shade; shadow
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
shade of a rock
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
shadow of a leaf or tree
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
drying in the shade
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to act behind the scenes
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
to pull wires; to pull strings
tray for absent one
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
to insult someone behind their back
shade; shady spot
secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)
small hiding place; nook
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
homosexual prostitute who sold his favors at banquets (Edo period); (kabuki) actor-in-training
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
(in the) midst of the grass; shadow of the grass
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
song sung behind the scenes
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); stag's-horn clubmoss; running clubmoss; ground pine
Psilocybe argentipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
brush pot tree (Cyathea lepifera); flying spider-monkey tree fern