This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: イン、オン、かげ
Romaji: in, on, kage
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shade, shadow, backing assistance

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2166
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-11
Korean Reading:  eum
Chinese Reading:  yin1
Unicode:  852d
JIS:  307E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2517
Nelson Index: 4017
New Nelson Index: 5151
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.10
Four Corner Index: 4423.1
Gakken Index: 1848
Japanese Names Index: 2370
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31840X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0893
Remembering the kanji Index: 2374
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2073
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2457
Essential Kanji Index: 1908
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2974

Words

(かげ)
shade; shadow; other side; back; background
木陰 (こかげ、じゅいん)
shade of tree; bower
日陰 (ひかげ)
shade; shadow; sunshine
お陰様で (おかげさまで)
(I'm fine) thank you; thanks to you; fortunately; under the gods' shadow
お蔭様 (おかげさま)
(somebody's) backing; assistance; thanks to (somebody)
お蔭 (おかげ)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence
物陰 (ものかげ)
cover; under cover; shelter; hiding
陰口 (かげぐち)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
お陰で (おかげで)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
緑陰 (りょくいん)
shade of trees
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