陰 is the Japanese kanji for shadow, shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is かげ、かげ.る and its on reading is イン.
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Words with 陰
- 陰shade, shadow
- 陰りshadow (e.g. on someone's happiness), cloud, shade
- お陰でthanks to ..., owing to ..., because of ...
- 陰謀plot, intrigue, scheme
- 陰口malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains
Practice 陰 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.