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Kanji Detail for 陰 - "shadow, shade, dark"
陰
- Meaning
陰 means "shadow, shade, dark."
Shadow - A place where sunlight doesn't reach; darkness.
Dark - Dim; gloomy.
To cloud - To become overcast; to darken.
North side - The north side of a mountain; south side of a river.
Secret - Hidden in shadow.
Secretly - Stealthily; covertly.
To cover - To hide; to conceal.
Negative - Passive; static.
Mourning hut - A shelter for observing mourning.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
the passive, female principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); dark; secret
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Yin
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The opposite of 陽. In ancient times, all opposing things were often designated with the characters 陰 and 陽. Such as heaven and earth, sun and moon, cold and heat, day and night, male and female, inner and outer, hard and soft, motion and stillness, and the like. All are such. What is called 陽 in one context is called 陰 in another. Because they mutually wax and wane, they were sometimes used to divine fortune and misfortune. Before Han, all who spoke of divination and prognostication were called 陰陽家 (Yin-Yang specialists). | The opposite of clear weather. As in 陰雨 (overcast and rainy). | The north side of a mountain is called 陰. As in 山陰, 華陰. | The south side of a river is called 陰. As in 江陰, 淮陰. | A shadow is called 陰. Tao Kan of Jin once said: "The Great Yu treasured every inch of time. We should treasure every fraction of time." Found in his biography. | Any place not exposed to sunlight is called 陰. As in 牆陰 (wall shadow), 花陰 (flower shade). | The back side is called 陰. As in the back of a stele is called 碑陰. | Secret. Anything kept secret from others is called 陰. As in 陰謀 (conspiracy), 陰德 (hidden virtue). | Referring to the netherworld as 陰. As in punishment from the netherworld is called 陰譴. A grave is called 陰宅.
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Sentences including 陰
You must not speak ill of others behind their backs.
You make life worth living.
Let's take a rest in the shade.
日陰にいなさい。
Keep in the shade.
Don't speak ill of others behind their back.
An old man was at rest under the tree.
I see an old woman under the tree.
Don't speak ill of others behind their back.
You should not speak of others behind their backs.
We had a rest in the shade.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
すると襖の陰で「あなた、あなた」という奥さんの声が二度聞こえた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
玄関と門の間にあるこんもりした木犀の一株が、私の行手を塞ぐように、夜陰のうちに枝を張っていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
陰で何かいわれるのが厭だからというご主意なら、そりゃまた別です。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha