木陰(こかげ)

こかげ
noun
shade of a tree
1. shade of a tree, tree shade
The cool, shaded area beneath or near a tree, blocked from direct sunlight by the tree's leaves.
暑(あつ)いので木陰(こかげ)で休(やす)もう。
It's hot, so let's rest in the shade of the tree.
木陰(こかげ)でお弁当(べんとう)を食(た)べた。
I ate my lunch in the shade of a tree.
木陰(こかげ)は涼(すず)しくて気持(きも)ちがいい。
The tree shade is cool and pleasant.
公園(こうえん)の大(おお)きな木(き)の木陰(こかげ)でお茶(ちゃ)を飲(の)んだ。
I had tea in the shade of a large tree in the park.
真夏(まなつ)の日差(ひざ)しが強(つよ)くて歩(ある)くのが辛(つら)かったが、並木道(なみきみち)の木陰(こかげ)に入(はい)ると急(きゅう)に涼(すず)しくなった。
The midsummer sun was so strong it was hard to walk, but it suddenly got cool when I entered the tree-lined shade.

木陰(こかげ) refers to the shade provided by a tree. 木(こ) means 'tree' and 陰(かげ) means 'shade/shadow.'

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USAGE (season):

  • Particularly appreciated in summer
  • 木陰(こかげ)で涼(すず)む: to cool off in tree shade

Related Words

Antonym: 日向(ひなた) (sunny spot)
Related: 日陰(ひかげ) (shade (general))
Related: 影(かげ) (shadow)
Related: 物陰(ものかげ) (shadow/shade of an object)
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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.10.10 22:29
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