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陰 means 'shadow'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 983   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 109 words   Used in 175 words   Used in 139 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   イン
Kun
   かげ shadow   かげる to darken, to get dark
Components
⿰  ⻖ (阜) hill  侌 now I say  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 陰 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 陰 is used 155 times, read 2 ways.
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イン : 120 words FIND ALL
い ん よ う 1
noun
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
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かげ : 35 words FIND ALL
ひ か げ 0
noun
1. shade; shadow
2. sunshine
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An additional かげ.る less common words include 陰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1013  Joy o' Kanji : 1013  Key to Kanji: - 

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陰
イン   かげ shadow   かげる to darken, to get dark   
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侌
now I say
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今
コン   キン   いま now   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
㇇
katakana fu   
云
ウン    say   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
厶
ム   private
⻖
hill   
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