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山陰

山陰

See also: 山阴

Chinese

		mountain; hill	(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
trad. (山陰)		山	陰
simp. (山阴)		山	阴

Proper noun

山陰

Shanyin County (in modern day Shaoxing)
- 353: Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion
  
  會于會稽山陰之蘭亭
  
  huì yú Guìjī Shānyīn zhī lán tíng,
  We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin County, Guiji Prefecture,

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	陰
Grade: 1	Grade: S

Noun

山陰 ‎(hiragana やまかげ, romaji yamakage)

the shadow of the mountain

Proper noun

山陰 ‎(hiragana さんいん, romaji San'in)

Abbreviation of 山陰地方.