Karate Club Name

[caeternum]

Hi all,

I'm naming my karate club, and while I know a bit of Japanese, I'd greatly appreciate a little hand in making sure I've not make any mistakes.

What I am thinking is Kagezuki - kage + tsuki, as in shadow + moon. I like this because it also has a double meaning in karate of meaning hook punch.

Is this in any way right? In terms of kanji, tsuki (moon) is fine. I have noticed multiple kanji for kage in the dictionary, which one would you recommend as being most appropriate?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[raguna]

陰 shade; shadow; (2) other side; back; background Can also mean yin, and also female private parts apparently, although with other readings. In and hoto, respectively. It is also used in kanji compounds for clinical terms for genitalia...

影 shadow; silhouette; (2) reflection; image; (3) presence; sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (Since this one is used to describe the shadow of the moon and things like that, I feel like this is the better choice.)

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

月影 (つきかげ・tsukikage) is a word that means 'moonlight' and is made of moon + shadow kanji.
The reverse order of the kanji, 影月 (かげづき・kagezuki) doesn't appear to be a word, which makes it reasonable for a made up name.
陰 means shadow, but also has a sense of 'in secret'.
蔭 is rarely if ever used now, but probably had the same meaning as 陰.
翳 as a character is used in かざす (to hold up to), so it's not a completely obscure kanji. It shares a dictionary entry with 陰, but I've never seen it used for かげ.
景 shares a dictionary entry with 影, but I've never seen it used for かげ. It's more known as けい meaning scene/view in compounds like 風景 and as a suffix.