物陰・物蔭|ものかげmonokage[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounplace hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

• Synonym陰かげNeutralA broader word: shade or the space behind something, as in 「木の陰」; also behind someone's back, as in 「陰で悪口を言う」.
• Related影かげNeutralA shadow or figure: stresses the shape something casts or shows, not a hiding place — unlike 「物陰」.
• Related日陰ひかげNeutralA spot out of the sun, as in 「日陰で休む」; the point is lack of sunlight, not being hidden from view.
• Related小陰こかげNeutralA small hiding spot, as in 「小陰に隠れる」; used far less often than 「物陰」.
• Antonym表おもてNeutralThe front or outside of something, open to view; the opposite of 「物陰」, where one hides out of sight.

Use 「物陰」 for a place hidden by objects, as in 「物陰に隠れる」. For a spot out of the sun say 「日陰」; for the dark side or behind something in general say 「陰」; 「影」 is a shadow, 「表」 the visible front.

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1. 物ものに隠かくれて見みえない所ところ。物ものの影かげになっている部分ぶぶん。何なんかの物ものの姿すがた。物ものの形かたち。