Keyword
overcast
- the female principle
- dark
- shaded
- hidden
- implicit
- secret
- Frequency
- #1193
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
阴谋
to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
阴影
(lit. and fig.) shadow
阴
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
阴道
vagina
阴茎
penis
阴阳
yin and yang
阴暗
dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
阴谋论
conspiracy theory
阴性
negative; feminine
阴险
treacherous; sinister
光阴
time available
阴部
genitalia
阴蒂
clitoris
阴毛
pubic hair
阴间
the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling; awful; detestable
阴暗面
the dark side (of society etc)
阴霾
haze
阴郁
(of skies or one's mood) gloomy
阴沉
gloomy
阴沟
sewer; underground drainage channel
阴雨
overcast and rainy
阴天
cloudy day; overcast sky
外阴
vulva
阴极
cathode; negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)