単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,881 most used

陰

かげ1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

shade

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Tom hid behind a tree.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

shade; shadow

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

behind (something); other side; back

noun

3

the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back

noun

4

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,881 most used

Written陰、蔭、翳

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium