翳
翳

hold aloft

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エイ

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かげかげ.るかざ.すきぬがさくも.るくもり

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Common Words

陰蔭かげ翳NounFreq #4554
1

shade; shadow

Examples
あの木の陰に腰をおろしましょう。
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
2

behind (something); other side; back

Examples
カーテンの陰に隠れているのは誰？
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
3

the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back

Examples
陰で他人の悪口を言うべきでない。
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。
There must be someone behind this affair.
4

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness

かざす翳すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #5300
1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft

Examples
記念碑の一番上で禎子が頭の上に金の鶴をかざしている。
On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.
2

to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something

3

to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

Examples
市長は片手を目にかざした。
The mayor screened his eyes with his hand.
かすむ霞む翳むIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #9963
1

Esp. 霞む

to become misty; to become hazy

Examples
空はどんよりとした冬の陰にかすんでいる。
The sky is a hazy shade of winter.
2

Esp. 翳む

to get blurry; to grow dim

Examples
彼の目は年のせいでかすんでいる。
His eyes are dim with age.
3

Esp. 霞む

to be overshadowed; to be upstaged; to be outshone

かすみ霞翳み翳NounUsually kanaFreq #10557
1

霞 only

haze (esp. in spring); mist

2

Esp. 翳み,翳

dimness (of sight)

振りかざすふりかざす振り翳すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10923
1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish

2

to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

陰影陰翳いんえいNounFreq #23848
1

shadow; shade; shading; gloom

Examples
陰影に気をつけてみたのですがなかなかうまくいかないです。
I tried to take care with the shadows, but it just doesn't go very well.
2

nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

陰る翳るかげる蔭るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #24230
1

to become clouded; to darken; to get dark; to become hidden (behind clouds)

2

to darken (of a face)

3

to worsen; to deteriorate; to become gloomy

陰り翳り蔭りかげりNounFreq #25362
1

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

影が差す影がさす影が射すかげがさすExpressionGodan verbFreq #31037
1

to cast a shadow; to appear

2

to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

黒影黒翳こくえいNounFreq #49506
1

silhouette; dark shadow

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