木陰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	陰
こ Grade: 1	かげ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
木陰 木かげ 木蔭 樹陰 樹蔭

Etymology

Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, ancient compounding reading) +‎ 陰 (kage, “shade, shadow”).^[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こかげ [kòkágé] (Heiban – [0])^[1][4][5]
• (Tokyo) こ​かげ [kóꜜkàgè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

木(こ)陰(かげ) • (kokage) 

1. the shade of a tree

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
5. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN