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日陰

ひかげ

shade, shadow (out of the sun)

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Examples

  1. 日陰で一休みしよう。

    ひかげでひとやすみしよう。

    Let's take a rest in the shade.

  2. この花は日陰でもよく育つ。

    このはなはひかげでもよくそだつ。

    This flower grows well even in the shade.

  3. 暑いので、日陰を選んで歩いた。

    あついので、ひかげをえらんであるいた。

    It was hot, so I walked keeping to the shade.

Common patterns

日陰に入る
to get into the shade
日陰で休む
to rest in the shade
日陰に置く
to keep out of the sun

Memory tip

日陰 is the shady area out of the sunlight; its opposite is 日向 (ひなた), a sunny spot. The shadow an object casts is 影 (かげ).

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