かげ
Meanings
Noun
1. shade; shadow
2. behind (something); other side; back
3. the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
Pitch accent
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Top 19800
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
behind one's back
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
double-faced
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
shade of a rock
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
tray for absent one
small hiding place; nook
shade; shady spot
homosexual prostitute who sold his favors at banquets (Edo period); (kabuki) actor-in-training
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
song sung behind the scenes
thicket
(in the) midst of the grass; shadow of the grass
Examples (5 in total)
The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
A strange sound was heard from behind the door.
He came out from behind the curtain.