陰森

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See also: 阴森

Chinese

(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
 
of trees, many
trad. (陰森)
simp. (阴森)

Pronunciation


Adjective

陰森

  1. (of an environment, atmosphere, facial expression, etc.) gloomy; gruesome; ghastly
  2. (literary, of trees) dense; wooded; luxuriant

Synonyms

  • (dense): (literary) 森然 (sēnrán)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: S
しん
Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

Adverb

(いん)(しん) (inshin

  1. (literary) densely wooded (of a forest)
  2. (literary) gloomy; quiet and lonely

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN