陰いん影えい

noun

shadow; shade; shading

Refers to areas of darkness, gradations of light and dark, or the interplay of light and shadow, often with an artistic or atmospheric nuance.

• この絵えは陰いん影えいが美うつくしい。

  This painting has beautiful shading.

• 木き々ぎの陰いん影えいが地じ面めんに落おちている。

  The shadows of the trees are falling on the ground.

noun

nuance; subtlety; shades of meaning

Used for delicate differences in expression, feeling, or meaning; often appears in literary or critical contexts.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばには微び妙みょうな陰いん影えいがある。

  His words have subtle nuances.

• この翻ほん訳やくは原げん文ぶんの陰いん影えいをよく捉とらえている。

  This translation captures the subtleties of the original text well.