日陰・日蔭・日影・日かげ|ひかげhikage[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounshade; shadow
   日陰ひかげで一休ひとやすみしよう。↗

   Let's take a rest in the shade.
2. nounsunshine; sunlight

• Synonym陰かげNeutralCovers shadows, the area behind something, and behind someone's back, as in 「陰で悪口を言う」; 「日陰」 mainly means a spot where the sun doesn't shine.
• Synonym陰影いんえいWrittenWritten word for shading, light and dark, or figurative subtlety; 「日陰」 is just a shady spot.
• Synonym片陰かたかげWrittenWritten style for a shady spot on one side; in everyday speech 「日陰」 is the normal word.
• Related物陰ものかげNeutralA hiding place behind an object, as in 「物陰に隠れる」; 「日陰」 is simply a place out of the sun.
• Related影かげNeutralA shadow or silhouette cast by a person or thing; 「日陰」 is the place where sunlight doesn't reach.
• Antonym日向ひなたNeutralThe antonym of 「日陰」 in terms of sunlight: a place in the sun.
• Antonym日当たりひあたりNeutralThe antonym of 「日陰」 in terms of sunlight: how much sun a place gets, or a sunny spot.

Use 「日陰」 for a spot out of the sun. For hiding behind something say 「物陰」; for a cast shadow 「影」; for behind someone's back 「陰」. 「陰影」 and 「片陰」 are written-style. Antonyms: 「日向」 (sunny spot) and 「日当たり」 (sun exposure).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 太陽たいようの光ひかりが当あたらない暗くらい場所ばしょ。
2. 太陽たいようからの明あかるい光ひかり。