【かげ】

Frequency rank: 4,764. – 4,767.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. shade; shadow
  2. behind (something); other side; back
  3. background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
  4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
Forms
  • 【かげ】Frequency rank: 4,764. – 4,767.
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  • かげFrequency rank: 29,806. – 30,020.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. shade; shadow
    2. This meaning is used to describe the area where light is blocked, leading to darkness. It can refer to physical shadows cast by objects or extol a metaphorical or emotional sense of shade.
    Let's rest in the shade of that tree.
    There was a shadow on his face.
  2. behind (something); other side; back
    3. This meaning indicates a position that is not visible from the front or is located at the rear or backside of an object or person.
    I was hiding behind the wall.
    He came out from behind the car.
  3. background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
    4. This usage pertains to the context or additional information that is not immediately visible or known, often involving actions or discussions that occur without someone's knowledge.
    She was making plans behind the scenes.
    It's not good to talk behind a friend's back.
  4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
    5. This meaning refers to a state of sadness or a lack of light, often implying a negative or melancholic feeling or atmosphere.
    There was gloom in his expression.
    The day had a gloomy weather.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to be in the shadeto have a shadowto cast a shadowto support behind the scenesto speak ill behind someone's backdark shadowshadows and highlightsthe shadowy parta gloomy expressionthe world behind the scenesshade is created on sunny daysto feel a shadow
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