Kanji
Readingかげ
Frequency45%
Used in (48 in total)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
behind one's back
shade of tree; bower
shade; shadow
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
shade of a rock
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
person who avoids others; social outcast
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
shadow of a leaf or tree
drying in the shade
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
to act behind the scenes
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
tray for absent one
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
to pull wires; to pull strings
shade; shady spot
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
to insult someone behind their back
secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)
lion at home but weakling elsewhere
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind somebody's back
homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); actor-in-training in kabuki
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
minor festival (held in place of a larger festival that is not recurring every year)
song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
Psilocybe argentipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
brush pot tree (Cyathea lepifera); flying spider-monkey tree fern