闇
闇

get dark, gloom, disorder

17 strokesFrequency 1,969Grade 8

On

アンオン

Kun

やみくら.い

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Common Words

暗いくらい昏い冥い闇い～い Adj.Freq #881
1

dark; gloomy; murky

Examples
あたりがもう暗くなっていることに気がついた。
I observed that it had already got dark.
2

depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

3

dark (in colour); dull

4

ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious

5

unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising

6

As 〜に暗い

unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

闇やみNounFreq #1404
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

darkness; the dark

Examples
闇とは光がないことです。
Darkness is the absence of light.
2

bewilderment; despair; hopelessness

3

hidden place; secrecy; oblivion

4

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels

暗闇くらやみNounFreq #3376
1

darkness; the dark

Examples
暗闇の中で小さな物が動いた。
A tiny object moved in the dark.
暗黒あんこく闇黒Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #8702
1

darkness

Examples
私は今まさに最後の旅路につき、暗黒へと一大飛躍しようとしている。
I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
むやみ《無闇》《無暗》Noun～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #11988
1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; indiscriminate; indiscreet

2

Adverb taking the 'to' particle; Often used adverbially as むやみに or むやみと

excessive; unreasonable; immoderate; absurd

闇雲やみくもNoun～な Adj.Freq #15162
1

Usu. as 〜に

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

Examples
彼には教職の経験が無かったが、やみくもにこの世界に飛び込んだ。
He'd had no experience of teaching, but he plunged in nonetheless.
暗夜闇夜あんやNounFreq #17267
1

dark night

Examples
月も出ていない闇夜だった。
It was a dark night, with no moon.
薄闇うすやみNounFreq #17312
1

very dim light

夕闇夕やみゆうやみNounFreq #18435
1

dusk; twilight

Examples
夕闇が次第に深まっていった。
The twilight merged into darkness.
夜暗夜闇やあんよやみ (夜闇)NounFreq #22952
1

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

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