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/き) means 'tree' and 陰(かげ) means 'shade/shadow.'

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

木陰(こかげ)で休(やす)む: to rest in the tree shade
木陰(こかげ)に入(はい)る: to go into the tree shade
涼(すず)しい木陰(こかげ): cool tree shade
木陰(こかげ)のベンチ: bench in the tree shade

RELATED WORDS:

日陰(ひかげ): shade (general, not from sun)
影(かげ): shadow
物陰(ものかげ): shadow/shade of an object
日向(ひなた): sunny spot (opposite)

SEASONAL USE:

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))

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.6.4 6:11

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