Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “陰で悪口を言う”

陰で悪口を言う

かげでわるくちをいう

to insult someone behind their back

Example sentence

Don't speak ill of others behind their back.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

陰

On: いん
Kun: かげ;かげ.る
Stroke count: 11

・shade

・yin

・negative

・sex organs

・secret

・shadow

悪

On: あく;お
Kun: わる.い;わる-;あ.し;にく.い;-にく.い;ああ;いずくに;いずくんぞ;にく.む
Stroke count: 11

・bad

・vice

・rascal

・false

・evil

・wrong

口

On: こう;く
Kun: くち
Stroke count: 3

・mouth

言

On: げん;ごん
Kun: い.う;こと
Stroke count: 7

・say

・word