(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady | interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(陰間) | 陰 | 間 | |
| simp.(阴间) | 阴 | 间 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 陰 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 侵 (140) | 山 (73) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 於金切 | 古閑切 |
| Baxter | 'im | kean |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔˠiɪm/ | /kˠɛn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔᵚim/ | /kᵚæn/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiem/ | /kæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔjim/ | /kəɨn/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔjəm/ | /kɛn/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭĕm/ | /kæn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi̯əm/ | /kăn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yīn | jiān |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jam1 | gaan1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 陰 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yīn | jiān |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔim › | ‹ kɛn › |
| Old Chinese | /*q(r)um/ | /*kˁre[n]/ |
| English | dark | interval |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 陰 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 6623 | 6226 |
| Phonetic component | 今 | 閒 |
| Rime group | 侵 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 音 | 閒 |
| Old Chinese | /*qrɯm/ | /*kreːn/ |
| Notes | 原作閒同說文 | |
陰間
陰間
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 陰 | 間 |
| かげ Grade: S | ま Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Named after陰の間, where youngerkabuki actors received training (and engaged themselves intoprostitution).