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陰

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1103 / 2,608

Shade

On’yomi
いん
Kun’yomi
かげ
Radical
阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 悩 (Worry), less common than 耐 (Resistant).

A hill on the left sits under a cloud on the right — the shady side of a hill where clouds gather is always in shade.

In words

陰 かげ shade,shadow,other sideN3
陰気 いんき gloom;melancholyN1
日陰 ひかげ shadowN2

陰 is rank 1103 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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