“Shade” or “Shadow” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “陰”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “陰” means “Negative”, “Hidden place” or “Behind the scenes” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “陰”

Jouyou Kanji “陰” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | いん(in) |
| あん(an) | |
| おん(on) | |
| Kun-Yomi | かげ(kage) |
| くも(る)(kumo(ru)) | |
| くら(い)(kura(i)) | |
| ひそ(か)(hiso(ka)) | |
| Meanings | Shadow |
| Dark, Dim, Gloomy | |
| Darken | |
| Secretly | |
| Cover, Conceal |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “陰”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 陰々(いんいん-i n i n) | Dark and desolate、Forlorn |
| 陰雨(いんう-i n u) | Prolonged rain |
| 陰鬱(いんうつ-i n u tsu) | Gloomy, Melancholy |
| 陰雲(いんうん-i n u n) | Oppressive dark clouds (which occupied whole sky) |
| 陰影(いんえい-i n e i) | Shade, Shadow |
| 陰火(いんか-i n ka) | Will-o’-the-wisp |
| 陰画(いんが-i n ga) | Negative (picture) |
| 陰気(いんき-i n ki) | Dismal, Gloom |
| 陰極(いんきょく-i n kyo ku) | Negative electrode, Negative pole, Cathode |
| 陰険(いんけん-i n ke n) | Crafty, Tricky, Sly, Wily, Treacherous, Underhand, Sinister |
| 陰惨(いんさん-i n sa n) | Roughshod, Fell, Cruel, Vicious, Savage, Brutal, Barbarous |
| 陰事(いんじ-i n ji) | Secret |
| 陰湿(いんしつ-i n shi tsu) | ① Malicious, Spiteful, Vicious, Wicked, Devious, Underhanded, Sly, ② Shady and damp |
| 陰性(いんせい-i n se i) | Negative, Non-positive |
| 陰晴(いんせい-i n se i) | Unsettled weather (fine and cloudy) |
| 陰電子(いんでんし-i n de n shi) | Negative electron |
| 陰徳(いんとく-i n to ku) | Secret charity |
| 陰部(いんぶ-i n bu) | Genital area, Pudendal, Pubic region |
| 陰風(いんぷう-i n pu u) | ① An eerie wind accompanied by the appearance of monsters, ghosts etc, Gloomy wind, ② Winter wind, Cold north wind |
| 陰文(いんぶん-i n bu n) | Lettering of an engraving |
| 陰蔽 or 隠蔽(いんぺい-i n pe i) | Concealment, Hiding, Covering up, Suppression |
| 陰謀(いんぼう-i n bo u) | ① Plot, Intrigue, Scheme, ② Conspiracy, Agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act |
| 陰喩 or 隠喩(いんゆ-i n yu) | Metaphor |
| 陰陽(いんよう-i n yo u) | Yin‐yang, Psitive and negative, Sun and moon |
| 陰陽五行(いんようごぎょう-i n yo u go gyo u) | The cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology |
| 陰暦(いんれき-i n re ki) | Lunar calendar |
| 陰陽師(いんみょうじ or おんみょうじ-i n myo u ji (or) o n myo u ji) | Diviner, Scerer, Ercist, Medium, Fortune-teller |
| 陰陽道(おんようどう or おんみょうどう-o n yo u do u (or) o n myo u do u) | Onmyōdō, Way of Yin and Yang, Occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements |
| 陰口(かげぐち-ka ge gu chi) | Backbiting, Malicious gossip, Speaking ill behind someone’s back |
| 陰膳(かげぜん-ka ge ze n) | Meal set for absent person |
| 陰地(かげち-ka ge chi) | Shade |
| 陰日向(かげひなた-ka ge hi na ta) | ① light and shade, ② double-faced |
| 陰干し or 陰乾し(かげぼし-ka ge bo shi) | Drying in the shade |
| 光陰(こういん-ko u i n) | ① Time, ② Light and shadow, Sunlight and moonlight |
| 木陰(こかげ-ko ka ge) | Shade of tree, Bower |
| 山陰(さんいん-sa n i n) | ① Place in the shade of a mountain, Shelter of the mountains, ② Mountain recess |
| 寸陰(すんいん-su n i n) | Moment, Short time |
| 日陰(ひかげ-hi ka ge) | Shade, Shadow |
| 緑陰(りょくいん-ryo ku i n) | Shade of trees, Leafy shade |

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