Word Meaning 陰刻

いんこく inkoku

陰刻 is read as いんこく (inkoku) and means gloomy and cold.

Meaning

English

  1. gloomy and cold
  2. hollow relief (carving)

Reading

Kana

いんこく

Romaji

inkoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 陽刻 Rank 132764 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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陰陽

いんよう

cosmic dual forces

陰気

いんき

spirit of yin

陰性

いんせい

negative (result)

陰口

かげぐち

malicious gossip

かげ

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

陰謀

いんぼう

conspiracy

陰り

かげり

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

陰影

いんえい

nuance

陰湿

いんしつ

shady and damp

陰性反応

いんせいはんのう

negative reaction (in patient)

陰生代

いんせいだい

Cryptozoic (period)