noun
Formal or literary term for the shade cast by a tree. In everyday speech, 木陰 (こかげ) is more common.
See also: 木陰
夏の午後、私たちは樹陰で涼んだ。
On a summer afternoon, we cooled off in the shade of a tree.
Everyday word for tree shade; 樹陰 is a more formal, literary equivalent.
Compound of 樹 (tree) and 陰 (shade).