Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
house on cliff 广
Parts:
广
protect, shield, defend, eaves, canopy, penthouse, visor
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 庇 【ヒサシ】 awning (over a window, doorway, etc.), eaves (of a roof), narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building, visor (of a cap), brim, peak, classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
  • 庇護 【ヒゴ】 patronage, protection
  • 曲庇 【キョクヒ】 harboring (a criminal), harbouring

Kun reading compounds

  • 庇 【ひさし】 awning (over a window, doorway, etc.), eaves (of a roof), narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building, visor (of a cap), brim, peak, classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
  • 庇髪 【ひさしがみ】 classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
  • 庇う 【かばう】 to protect (someone), to look after (e.g. an injured leg), to defend, to cover for, to stand up for, to stick up for

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi4
Korean:
bi

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1501 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3802 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2638 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
9239 Morohashi
1606 New Nelson (John Haig)
2236 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2343 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3q4.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
0021.1 Four corner code
1-40-63 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5e87 Unicode hex code

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

Speed

Stroke order

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