蔭

13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

shade, shadow, backing assistance

Kun'yomi
  • かげ
    		shade ②behind (something) ③the background ④gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.)
On'yomi
  • イン
  • オン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かげ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

shade, shadow, backing assistance
かげ　イン　オン (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
shade, yin, negative
かげ　イン (7th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
shade(陰) variant
イン　かげ
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
say
ウン　い.う　ここに (Kentei Pre-1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)

Common Words

お
御
かげ
蔭
まい
参
　
り
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
やぶ
薮
かげ
蔭
thicket
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References

Unicode hex code 852D
JIS X 0208 1-16-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4017
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5151
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2517
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2974
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2073
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2374
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2457
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1848
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2370
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1908
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31840X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.10
Four corner code 4423.1