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陰

Kanji 陰: meaning "shade, shadow", readings, stroke order

The kanji 陰 means "shade, shadow". On'yomi: イン; kun'yomi: かげ、かげる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
shade, shadow
On'yomi
イン
Kun'yomi
かげかげる
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 陰

  • お陰 おかげ — thanks or owing to
  • 日陰 ひかげ — shadow
  • 陰気 いんき — gloom, melancholy

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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