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陰 = 今 + 阝 + 云
陰 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shade”. It is built from 今 (now), 阝 (pinnacle) and 云 (quote). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1718. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- shade
- RTK frame
- 1718
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かげ, かげ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- оттенок
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 陰 the passive
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 陰
How to find 陰 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “now” + “pinnacle” + “quote”. 陰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 陰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.