# 陰 — shade; negative

陰 means “shade; negative”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: イン (in). Kun'yomi: かげ (kage). You'll see it in words such as 陰 (kage, “shade; shadow”).

- Meaning: shade; negative
- On'yomi: イン (in)
- Kun'yomi: かげ (kage)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Fire & light 2

## How to remember 陰

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 今 now · 云 cloud

## Words with 陰

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 陰 | かげ (kage) | shade; shadow |
| 陰り | かげり (kageri) | shadow; cloud |

## Don't confuse it with

[雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/)

## More in the “Fire & light 2” set

[炉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearth/) · [陰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/) · [窯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kiln/) · [薪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firewood/)

---

From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/. Last updated 2026-11-01.