陰 kage
kage
Noun
1. shade; shadow
あの木 の陰 に腰 をおろしましょう。
ano kino kageni koshio oroshimashō.
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
Noun
2. behind (something); other side; back
カーテンの陰 に隠 れているのは誰 ？
kātenno kageni kakurete iru nowa dare
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
Noun
3. the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
kagede taninno waruguchio iubekidenai.
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
この事件 の陰 に誰 か黒幕 がいるに違 いない。
kono jikenno kageni dareka kuromakuga iruni chigainai.
There must be someone behind this affair.
Noun
4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
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kagede taninno waruguchio iubekidenai.
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
あの木 の陰 に腰 をおろしましょう。
ano kino kageni koshio oroshimashō.
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
カーテンの陰 に隠 れているのは誰 ？
kātenno kageni kakurete iru nowa dare
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
この事件 の陰 に誰 か黒幕 がいるに違 いない。
kono jikenno kageni dareka kuromakuga iruni chigainai.
There must be someone behind this affair.
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