Moto 陰: Shade; Yin; NegativeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イン
- Kun'yomi
- かげ、かげ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 224 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イン)
- 陰謀いんぼうplot; intrigue
- 陰イオンいんイオンanion
- 陰影いんえいshadow; shade
- 陰性いんせいnegative
- 陰気いんきgloomy; dismal
- 陰湿いんしつmalicious; spiteful
- 陰陽いんようcosmic dual forces; yin and yang
- グラム陰性桿菌グラムいんせいかんきんGram-negative bacillus
- グラム陰性菌グラムいんせいきんgram-negative bacteria
- 一寸の光陰軽んずべからずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 一寸の光陰軽んず可からずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious
- 中陰ちゅういんbardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
- 会陰えいんperineum
- 会陰切開えいんせっかいepisiotomy; perineotomy
- 偽陰性ぎいんせいfalse negative
- 光陰こういんtime; Father Time
- 光陰極こういんきょくphotocathode
- 光陰矢のごとしこういんやのごとしtime flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man
- 光陰矢の如しこういんやのごとしtime flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man
- 半陰影はんいんえいpenumbra
- 半陰陽はんいんようhermaphrodite; intersexual
- 外陰がいいんvulva; pudenda
- 外陰炎がいいんえんvulvitis
- 外陰部がいいんぶexternal genitalia (esp. female); vulva
- 夜陰やいんshades of evening; dead of night
- 夜陰に乗じてやいんにじょうじてunder cover of night
- 大陰唇だいいんしんlabia majora
- 太陰たいいんthe Moon
- 太陰太陽暦たいいんたいようれきlunisolar calendar
- 太陰崇拝たいいんすうはいmoon worship
- 太陰暦たいいんれきlunar calendar
- 太陰月たいいんげつlunar month
- 太陰潮たいいんちょうlunar tide (tide caused by the Moon)
- 女陰じょいんfemale genitals; vulva
- 寸陰すんいんmoment; short time
- 小陰しょういんthe lesser yin (within yin-yang)
- 小陰唇しょういんしんlabia minora
- 山陰地方さんいんちほうSan-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 陰りかげりshadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade
- 日陰ひかげshade; shadow
- 山陰やまかげplace in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
- 陰口かげぐちmalicious gossip; backbiting
- お陰でおかげでthanks to ...; owing to ...
- お陰様でおかげさまでthankfully; fortunately
- 木陰こかげshade of tree; bower
- 物陰ものかげplace hidden from view; cover
- 陰かげshade; shadow
- お陰おかげgrace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha)
- お陰さまでおかげさまでthankfully; fortunately
- お陰をもちましておかげをもちましてthanks to your assistance; thanks to your help
- お陰を持ちましておかげをもちましてthanks to your assistance; thanks to your help
- お陰様をもちましておかげさまをもちましてthanks to your assistance; thanks to your help
- お陰様を持ちましておかげさまをもちましてthanks to your assistance; thanks to your help
- 一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえんeverything is preordained
- 寄らば大樹の陰よらばたいじゅのかげLook for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
Other readings
- 五陰ごおんthe five skandhas (the five aggregates: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness)
- 五陰盛苦ごおんじょうくthe pain brought on by the five skandha
- 大犬の陰嚢おおいぬのふぐりPersian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell
- 大犬陰嚢おおいぬふぐりPersian speedwell (Veronica persica); large field speedwell
- 大陰だいおんDaion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
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