いわかげ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
岩陰

Etymology

From 岩(いわ) (iwa, “rock”) + 陰(かげ) (kage, “shadow”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いわかげ [ìwákágé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iβ̞a̠ka̠ɡe̞]

Noun

いわかげ • (iwakage) ^{←いはかげ (ifakage)?}

1. shadows of large rocks

   岩(いわ)陰(かげ)に隠(かく)れる

   iwakage ni kakureru

   to hide in the shadow of a large rock