► 名詞
陰 [(1)かげ] meaning: behind rank: 1
☆ 彼女はカーテンの陰に隠れた ⇨ She hid behind curtains
☆ 彼女は陰で人の悪口を言う ⇨ She bad-mouths others behind their backs
陰 [(1)かげ] meaning: private rank: 1
☆ 皆陰で噂をしている ⇨ Everybody is talking about it in private
陰 [(1)かげ] meaning: secret rank: 1
☆ 彼は陰から国を支配している ⇨ He is secretly ruling the country
☆ 彼は陰で過激派を支援していた ⇨ He was secretly supporting the radical group
☆ 彼女は陰から夫を支え続けてきた ⇨ She has been her husband’s pillar of strength behind the scene
陰 [(1)かげ] meaning: shade rank: 1
☆ 私達は木の陰に座った ⇨ We sat in the tree shade
More examples:
- 私達は日陰で休憩した ⇨ We took a break in the shade
- 彼は飛行機に乗り遅れたお陰で命拾いした ⇨ He avoided a certain death by missing his flight
- 陰ながら応援させて頂きます ⇨ I will discreetly root for your from the shade (even though it won’t help much)
- 陰険な性格 ⇨ Passive-aggressive, scheming, spiteful personality
- 彼は茂みの陰で用を足した ⇨ He took care of his business, peed, pooed, behind the bush
- 今の私があるのは全て皆さんのお陰です ⇨ I owe everything to you all for what I am today
- 物陰から猫が飛び出した ⇨ A cat ran out from behind bush, furniture, etc.
- 彼は表情に陰りがある ⇨ His facial expressions have shades, sadness
- 彼の機転のお陰で皆助かった ⇨ Everybody was saved because of, thanks to, his quick thinking
- 彼女は陰湿な嫌がらせを受けた ⇨ She was subjected to indirect, subtle yet persistent harassment
- 政界の陰の大立者 ⇨ The shadow boss of the political world
- 検査の結果は陰性だった ⇨ The test result was negative
- 会社の業績に陰りが見え始めた ⇨ The performance of the company has started showing signs of decline
- 陰核 ⇨ A clitoris
- 日本では未だに出版物で陰部を見せることは違法だ ⇨ It is still illegal in Japan to show genitals in publications