木陰

こかげ

shade of a tree; bower

What does 木陰 mean?

木陰 is a Japanese noun meaning shade of a tree; bower in English. It is written as 木陰 in kanji, こかげ in hiragana, and kokage in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

木陰に座って、本を読みました。

I sat down in the shade of a tree and read the book.