蔭る

• 読み: かげる
• ローマ字: kageru
• 漢字の分解: 蔭/陰 (in/kage) — shadow, shade, overshadow
• 発音: /ka.ɡe.ɾɯ/

意味

To become cloudy; to darken; to become overshadowed; to dim (of light, mood, or prospects).

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated as 蔭ら-ない, 蔭り-ます. Also written 陰る. Used both literally (the sky clouding over, a face darkening) and figuratively (a business outlook growing gloomy, public sentiment shifting downward). Evokes subtle, gradual transitions from brightness to shadow.

例文

1. 空が急に蔭ったので、洗濯物を慌てて取り込んだ。
2. 好調だった業績に蔭りが見え始め、社内の雰囲気が重くなった。
3. 彼女の表情がふいに蔭り、何かを深く思い詰めているようだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, narrative, emotions, business

トーン: subdued

起源と歴史

Derived from 蔭/陰 (kage, shadow, shade) with the verb-forming suffix る. The kanji 蔭 depicts a place under a hill's shadow, conveying the idea of something moving into shade or obscurity.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated