Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
Variants:
shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
Kun:
かげかげ.る
On:
イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
  • 女神 【メガミ】 goddess, female deity
  • 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 外陰 【ガイイン】 vulva, pudenda

Kun reading compounds

  • 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
  • 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
  • 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
  • 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin1
Korean:
eum

Spanish

  • sombra
  • oscuridad
  • oculto
  • negativo
  • ocultar

Portuguese

  • matiz
  • yin
  • negativa
  • órgões sexuais
  • segredo
  • sombra

French

  • Yin
  • ombre
  • négatif
  • secret
  • organes sexuels
1013 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1408 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5006 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1031 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1872 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1563 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
867 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
886 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1525 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
735 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
657 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
397 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1606 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41691 Morohashi
541 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6462 New Nelson (John Haig)
1592 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1718 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1496 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3671 2001 Kanji
2d8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
7823.1 Four corner code
1-17-02 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9670 Unicode hex code

16 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1370 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 謀反 【ムホン】 rebellion, revolt, insurrection, treason
  • 謀議 【ボウギ】 plot, conspiracy, conference
  • 無謀 【ムボウ】 reckless, thoughtless, rash, ill-advised, impulsive, mad (e.g. scheme)
  • 共謀 【キョウボウ】 conspiracy, collusion, complicity
  • 謀反 【ムホン】 rebellion, revolt, insurrection, treason
  • 謀反 【ムヘン】 plotting to overthrow the government (by assassinating the emperor)

Kun reading compounds

  • 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
  • 謀る 【たばかる】 to work out a plan of deception, to scheme, to take in, to dupe, to deceive, to think up a plan, to think over a plan, to discuss, to consult
  • 謀 【はかりごと】 plan, strategy
  • 謀は密なるを良しとす 【はかりごとはみつなるをよしとす】 strategies cannot succeed unless they are kept secret

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mou2
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • plan
  • estratagema
  • conspiración
  • planear
  • idear
  • conspirar

Portuguese

  • conspirar
  • engano
  • impor
  • plano
  • inventar
  • esquema
  • tem em mente
  • enganar

French

  • conspirer
  • tricher
  • imposer
  • concevoir
  • plan
  • projet
  • avoir dans l'idée
  • duper
1818 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1439 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4414 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1054 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1763 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2509 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1495 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1594 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1761 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1702 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2004 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1069 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1439 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1776 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35756 Morohashi
1593 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5671 New Nelson (John Haig)
1760 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1897 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1852 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3064 2001 Kanji
7a9.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-9 SKIP code
1-7-8 SKIP code
0469.4 Four corner code
1-43-37 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8b00 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
old 老 (耂)
Parts:
Variants:
someone, person
Kun:
もの
On:
シャ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
  • 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
  • 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender

Kun reading compounds

  • 者 【もの】 person
  • 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
  • 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
  • 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhe3
Korean:
ja

Spanish

  • persona

Portuguese

  • alguém
  • pessoa

French

  • personne
  • quelqu'un
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
314 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
298 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3685 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
56 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
240 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
769 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.6 Japanese for Busy People
164 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
148 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1578 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3980 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1264 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28852 Morohashi
3211 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4698 New Nelson (John Haig)
1256 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
19 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
302 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1478 2001 Kanji
4c4.13 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-4 SKIP code
4-8-2 SKIP code
2-4-4 SKIP code
4460.0 Four corner code
1-28-52 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8005 Unicode hex code