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蔭 means 'shadow'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2133   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 13 words   Used in 152 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   かげ shadow
On    イン   オン
⿱   () grass   shadow  
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蔭 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 蔭 is used 13 times, read 2 ways.
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Most common form: 緑陰
noun
shade of trees
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かげ : 12 words FIND ALL
noun
(somebody's) backing; assistance; thanks to (somebody)  (polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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An additional かげ less common words include 蔭 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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かげ shadow   
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イン   かげ shadow   かげ to darken, to get dark   
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now I say
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
katakana fu   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
hill   
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grass   
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