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
anagram	陰山／阴山

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shānyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ jam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shānyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shanyin
  - Wade–Giles: shan¹-yin¹
  - Yale: shān-yīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanin
  - Palladius: шаньинь (šanʹinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saan¹ jam¹
  - Yale: sāan yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: san¹ yem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

山陰

(literary) shady side of a mountain

Proper noun

山陰

(～縣) (historical) Shanyin County (ancient county in modern-day Shaoxing)
- 會于會稽山陰之蘭亭 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  会于会稽山阴之兰亭 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 353 CE, Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion
  huì yú Kuàijī shānyīn zhī lán tíng [Pinyin]
  We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin County, Kuaiji Prefecture, […]
(～縣) Shanyin (a county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China)

Derived terms

山陰道上 / 山阴道上

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

Kanji in this term
山	陰
やま Grade: 1	かげ Grade: S
kun'yomi

山(やま)陰(かげ) • (yamakage)

northern side of a mountain (literally, “yin side of the mountain”)

Etymology 2

Named after San'indō (山陰道(さんいんどう) (san'indō), literally "yin side of the mountain circuit"), a historical region under the ancient Gokishichidō system.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃ĩɴ]

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
山	陰
さん Grade: 1	いん Grade: S
on'yomi

山(さん)陰(いん) • (San'in)

San'in region (a traditional region in central Honshu, Japan, composed of the prefectures of Shimane and Tottori)
Synonym: 山陰地方

Related terms

山陽 (さんよう, San'yō, “San'yō region”)