いわかげ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
岩陰

Etymology

From 岩(いわ) (iwa, “rock”) + 陰(かげ) (kage, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いわかげ [ìwákágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iβ̞a̠ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

いわかげ • (iwakage) ←いはかげ (ifakage)?

  1. shadows of large rocks
    岩(いわ)陰(かげ)に隠(かく)れる
    iwakage ni kakureru
    to hide in the shadow of a large rock

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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