► 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:
- 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
- 彼は茂みの陰で用を足した ⇨ He took care of his business, peed, pooed, behind the bush
- 山陰随一の名湯 ⇨ The best hot spring resort in Sanyo region
- 政界の陰の大立者 ⇨ The shadow boss of the political world
- 陰毛は縮れている ⇨ Pubic hair is curly
- 陰険な性格 ⇨ Passive-aggressive, scheming, spiteful personality
- ケネディ暗殺の陰謀説 ⇨ The Kennedy assasination conspiracy theory
- 私達は日陰で休憩した ⇨ We took a break in the shade
- ここまでやって来れたのも皆さんのお陰です ⇨ I have come this far thanks to all of you
- あいつの御陰で地獄の苦しみを味わわされた ⇨ I had to taste, go through, the pain of hell because of him
- これも偏にあなたの御陰です ⇨ This is all thanks to you, only you
- 物陰から猫が飛び出した ⇨ A cat ran out from behind bush, furniture, etc.
- 御陰様で退院致しました ⇨ Thanks for your concern. I got discharged from the hospital
- 検査の結果は陰性だった ⇨ The test result was negative
- 急に雨が降り出したので木陰で雨宿りした ⇨ I took refuge under a tree because it suddenly started raining