Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    malicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious; underhanded; sly

    中学・高校では陰湿ないじめが増える傾向にあるという。
    In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.
  2. shady and damp

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

Kun
かげ、かげ.る
On
イン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1393 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
2d8.7The Kanji Dictionary
7823.1Four corner code
3671deroo
9670Unicode hex code
1-17-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5006Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6462New Nelson (John Haig)
541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
397Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1592Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1718Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1408A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1563Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1031Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41691Morohashi
1013A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
867Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
886Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1872Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1496Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1525Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
735Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1606Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
eumKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level
湿
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

damp, wet, moist

Kun
しめ.る、しめ.す、うるお.う、うるお.す
On
シツ、シュウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1517 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3a9.22The Kanji Dictionary
3611.2Four corner code
374deroo
6e7fUnicode hex code
1-28-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2631Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3243New Nelson (John Haig)
609New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
741Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
443Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
555Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1788Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1927Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1476A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1402Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17920PMorohashi
1333A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1169Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1226Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
702Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1560Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
838Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1223Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1805Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi1Pinyin reading
seubKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level