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、かげ、かげ.る
Romaji: in, kage, kage.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  170
Frequency:  1393
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  eum
Chinese Reading:  yin1
Unicode:  9670
JIS:  3122

Indexes

Halpern Index: 541
Nelson Index: 5006
New Nelson Index: 6462
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d8.7
Four Corner Index: 7823.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1013
Gakken Index: 1408
Japanese Names Index: 1563
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41691
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0841
Remembering the kanji Index: 1592
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1872
Kodansha Compact Index: 735
Kanji in Context Index: 1525
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 397
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 494
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1606
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1718
Essential Kanji Index: 1031
Kodansha Kanji Index: 657
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3671
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1496

Words

(いん)
yin (i.e. the negative); unseen location (i.e. somewhere private)
(ほと)
female private parts; female genitals
陰陽 (いんよう、おんみょう、おんよう)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
陰性 (いんせい)
negative
陰部 (いんぶ)
the genital area
(かげ)
shade; shadow; other side; back; background
陰謀 (いんぼう)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
山陰 (やまかげ、さんいん)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
陰茎 (いんけい、いんきょう)
penis
陰影 (いんえい)
shadow; gloom; shading; hatch; hatching
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