Kanji 翳 Words: Meanings and Readings

翳

かすみ

dimness (of sight)

翳

かげ

gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.)

翳む

かすむ

to become misty

翳り

かげり

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness)

陰翳

いんえい

nuance

振り翳ざす

ふりかざす

to wield (e.g. power, authority)

かすみ目

かすみめ

partial blindness

暗影

あんえい

shadow

黒影

こくえい

silhouette

黒内障

くろそこひ

black cataract

射翳

まぶし

ambush

小手を翳す

こてをかざす

to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)

上翳

うわひ

degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil

青内障

あおそこひ

glaucoma

内障

そこひ

any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.)

目がかすむ

めがかすむ

to get blurry vision

翳

えい

large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

翳す

かざす

to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

翳る

かげる

to darken (of a face)