| 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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
- 陰謀 【インボウ】 plot, intrigue, scheme, conspiracy, agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
- 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
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sombra
- oscuridad
- oculto
- negativo
- ocultar
Portuguese
- matiz
- yin
- negativa
- órgões sexuais
- segredo
- sombra
French
- Yin
- ombre
- négatif
- secret
- organes sexuels
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 険 【ケン】 steepness, steep place, harsh (look), sharp (tongue)
- 険悪 【ケンアク】 dangerous, perilous, threatening, stormy, volatile, tense, critical, serious, stern (expression), hostile (attitude), sharp, harsh
- 損害保険 【ソンガイホケン】 non-life insurance, general insurance, property and casualty insurance
- 社会保険 【シャカイホケン】 social insurance
Kun reading compounds
- 険しい 【けわしい】 precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable, steep, grim, severe, stern
- 険しい顔 【けわしいかお】 grim face
Readings
- Korean:
- heom
Spanish
- escarpado
- inaccesible
- peligroso
- difícil
Portuguese
- íngreme
- lugar inacessível
- posição inexpugnável
- lugar escarpado
- olhos agudos
French
- à pic
- escarpé
- raide
- lieu inaccessible
- position imprenable
- regard aiguisé
| 770 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 662 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 616 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5000 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 356 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 988 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 533 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 542 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 790 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 736 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1688 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41721P | Morohashi |
| 542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1672 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1802 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 731 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3663 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 7823.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 967a | Unicode hex code |