陰かげで
Meanings
Expression
1. behind one's back
They grumble about this and that behind the scenes, but in the end they get used to it and just go with the flow.
Kanji used
unseen location
Pitch accent
⚠
か
げで
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Composed of
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to act behind the scenes
Examples (5 in total)
They laugh at him behind his back.
We must not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Someone has to support them behind the scenes, or it won't work.
They grumble about this and that behind the scenes, but in the end they get used to it and just go with the flow.
My rule is to say unpleasant things to the person directly, not behind their back.