陰影 (Inei): Nuance, Shades of Meaning

Meaning

English

nuance
shades of meaning
subtleties
shadow
shade
shading
gloom

Reading

Kana

いんえい

Romaji

inei

Writing Variants

陰翳いんえい inei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 暗影,影,シルエット Rank 19983 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陰影をつける

いんえいをつける

to crosshatch

半陰影

はんいんえい

penumbra

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

陰

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)

陰湿

いんしつ

shady and damp

陰イオン

いんいおん

anion

陰性反応

いんせいはんのう

negative reaction (in patient)

Example Sentences

2

陰影に気をつけてみたのですがなかなかうまくいかないです。

I tried to take care with the shadows, but it just doesn't go very well.

光源、つまり光の向きだな、それと陰影とかにも気をつけて、できるだけ正確に手元にあるクロッキー帳に書き取っていくだけ。

Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.