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.