かげ

陰

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    shade, shadow

    • あの木の陰に腰をおろしましょう。
      Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    behind (something), other side, back

    • カーテンの陰に隠れているのは誰？
      Who is hiding behind the curtain?

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back

    • 陰で他人の悪口を言うべきでない。
      You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
    • この事件の陰に誰か黒幕がいるに違いない。
      There must be someone behind this affair.

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness