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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

陰かげり

kageri

sign of decline, shadow

Example sentences

  1. 慶長年間けいちょうねんかんに最盛期さいせいきであった金銀きんぎんの産出さんしゅつは寛永年間かんえいねんかんを過すぎた頃ころから陰かげりが見みえ始はじめた。

    The production of gold and silver that was in its prime during Keicho era started to deteriorate after Kanei era.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. この頃ころ、同時期どうじきに日本映画にほんえいがに衰退すいたいの陰かげりが見みえ大おおきな映画会社えいがかいしゃの経営けいえいが困難こんなんになり始はじめた。

    At around this time, the Japanese movie industry began to show signs of decline, and large film companies began to experience management problems.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. しかし、そんな法皇ほうおうにも翳かげりがみえはじめる。

    However, there are signs of decline in the Emperor’s reign.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 陰

  • 陰shade; yinOnインKunかげ・かげる

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