日陰

• 読み: ひかげ
• ローマ字: hikage
• 漢字の分解: 日 (hi/nichi) — sun, day; 陰 (kage/in) — shade, shadow, negative
• 発音: /hi.ka.ɡe/

意味

Shade; shadow. A place not exposed to direct sunlight.

A noun referring to areas sheltered from direct sunlight. Used both literally for shady spots under trees or buildings and figuratively for living in obscurity or being out of the spotlight. The opposite is 日向 (sunny place). Especially common in summer conversations about escaping the heat.

例文

1. 暑いから日陰で休もう。
2. この花は日陰でも育つ。
3. 建物の日陰は夏でも涼しい。

使い方ガイド

場面: outdoors, weather, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Native Japanese compound of 日 (sun) and 陰 (shade, shadow). One of the oldest compound words in Japanese, reflecting the agricultural importance of understanding sun and shade patterns.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal