JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 陰: "shade, yin, negative"
The kanji 陰 means "shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イン in on'yomi and かげ, かげ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かげかげ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1393 of 2,501 |
Common words with 陰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- お陰でgrâce à, à cause de
- お陰grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing · assistance; help; aid
- 陰shade; shadow · behind (something); other side; back
- 陰にinvisibly; secretly; privately
- お陰様でthankfully; fortunately; luckily; by God's grace · thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support; thanks to your efforts
- 陰謀plot; intrigue; scheme · conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
- 物陰place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
- 陰でbehind one's back
- 木陰shade of a tree; bower
- 陰気gloomy; dismal; miserable; melancholy · spirit of yin
- 陰鬱gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed
- 日陰shade; shadow · sunshine; sunlight
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