陰(かげ)り かげり noun shadow; sign of decline changeeconomics 1. shadow; cloud (over a face); sign of decline A darkening: a shadow of sadness on someone's face, or the first sign that business, popularity or a trend is starting to weaken. 景気(けいき)に陰(かげ)りが見(み)えてきた。 Signs of an economic slowdown have appeared. 彼女(かのじょ)の表情(ひょうじょう)に陰(かげ)りがあった。 There was a shadow over her expression. 長年(ながねん)人気(にんき)を保(たも)ってきた商品(しょうひん)だが、最近(さいきん)は売(う)り上(あ)げに陰(かげ)りが出(で)ている。 The product has stayed popular for years, but lately its sales have begun to slip. The noun of 陰(かげ)る (to darken, to cloud over). Mostly figurative and common in economic news. Also written 翳(かげ)り.Common collocations景気(けいき)の陰(かげ)り: signs of an economic slowdown人気(にんき)に陰(かげ)りが見(み)える: popularity shows signs of fading陰(かげ)りが出(で)る / 差(さ)す: a shadow appears, decline sets in表情(ひょうじょう)の陰(かげ)り: a shadow over one's face general Added 2026.10.13 22:11 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:13 32000/32007_kageri