カゲ
Meanings
Noun
1. shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
2. reflection; image
3. ominous sign
4. light (stars, moon)
5. trace; shadow (of one's former self)
6. behind; background; other side
non-standard; usu. written as 陰
Pitch accent
カ
ゲ
Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
starlight
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
shadow figure; silhouette
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
speak of the devil
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
form; shape; figure
shadow of a leaf or tree
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
form of a retreating person's body
sight of a sail (in the distance)
person always at one's side
light of the setting sun; figure lit by the evening sun
narration from backstage (theatre, television)
staring at one's shadow and then at the sky to see an afterimage
morning sunlight
inseparably; always together
shadow cabinet
announcement from backstage (theatre, television)
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
shadow cast by Mount Fuji; image of Mount Fuji as reflected in a lake, etc.
Examples (11 in total)
It's a shadow.
The garden is still in shadow.
His shadow on the wall looked sad.