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陰
shadow · shade · negative (yin) · gloomy
N1On: いんKun: かげ
Memory Aid
'In' — like 'IN' the shadow.
Vocabulary
陰かげshadow, shade
日陰ひかげshade (from the sun)
陰口かげぐちspeaking ill of someone behind their back
陰陽いんようyin and yang
陰気いんきgloomy, dismal
Example Sentences
彼の陰に隠れる。
To hide in his shadow.
陰陽道は日本の伝統的な思想の一つです。
Onmyōdō is one of Japan's traditional philosophies.
陰口をたたくのはやめましょう。
Let's stop speaking ill of people behind their backs.
彼の陰気な態度は周りの人を不快にさせた。
His gloomy attitude made the people around him uncomfortable.