Refers to the shade cast by a tree or trees; often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
It was a hot day, so we rested in the shade of a tree.
I like reading a book in the shade of the trees in the park.
It was hot, so I rested in the shade of a tree.
I stepped into the shade of a tree to avoid the strong sunlight.
I looked for a shady spot under a tree where I could sit in the park.
日陰 refers to shade in general (from the sun or any object), while 木陰 specifically means the shade cast by a tree.
陰 is the broad word for shade or shadow of any kind, while 木陰 narrows this to the shade under a tree.
日なた is a sunny, sunlit spot, the direct opposite of 木陰, the shaded spot under a tree.
木陰 is counted with 箇所 when referring to distinct shaded spots, e.g. 公園には木陰が三箇所ある.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Rarely used kanji form; 蔭 is an older variant of 陰.
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
Search-only form; rare combination of 樹 and 蔭.
Compound of 木 (tree) and 陰 (shade). The reading こかげ is a rendaku form of 木 (こ) + 陰 (かげ).