Lingaku陰【いん】
Frequency rank: 4,764. – 4,767.
- (the) negative (e.g. pole)
- yin (in Chinese divination)antonym: 陽
- hidden place; unseen part; private locationsee also 陰にこもる
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 陰【いん】Frequency rank: 4,764. – 4,767.
- いん
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (the) negative (e.g. pole)
- yin (in Chinese divination)
- hidden place; unseen part; private location
This meaning refers to the concept of negativity in a philosophical or physical context, often contrasted with its positive counterpart.
In this context, the term is used to describe the yin aspect in the philosophy of yin and yang, which represents passive, dark, or feminine energy.
The I Ching states that the balance of yin and yang is important.
It is often said that she possesses yin energy.
This meaning refers to a location that is secretive or not readily observable, often associated with privacy or concealment.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かげ陰をもつ持つto have negativityかげ陰とひ陽yin and yangかげ陰のせかい世界the world of the unseenいんえい陰影shade, shadowかげぐちをたたく陰口を叩くto speak ill of someone behind their backいんしつ陰湿なせいかく性格sneaky personalityいんとく陰徳hidden virtueかげ陰のぶぶん部分the hidden partかげ陰のいりぐち入り口the hidden entranceいんき陰気なふんいき雰囲気gloomy atmosphereいんぼう陰謀conspiracyよういん陽陰のほうそく法則the law of yin and yang
Example sentences
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Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.