陰かげ
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Meanings
Noun
1. shade; shadow
2. behind (something); other side; back
3. the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
Other spellings
蔭かげ
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
かげ
Used in vocabulary
陰かげ干ぼし
drying in the shade
Noun
陰かげ弁べん慶けい
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
Noun
陰かげで
behind one's back
Expression
木この下した陰かげ
shade of a tree
Expression
陰かげ祭まつり
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
Noun
御お蔭かげ参まいり
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
Noun
Examples38
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
There must be someone behind this affair.
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
A man appeared from behind the door.
The sun emerged from behind the clouds.