暗い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 暗い
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)
Kanji in this Word
暗
13 strokes
Frequency: 1040
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
darkness
disappear
shade
informal
grow dark
be blinded
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くら.い
くら.む
くれ.る
昏
8 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
dark
evening
dusk
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くら.い
くれ
冥
10 strokes
Frequency: 2349
Grade 8
Meanings
dark
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
メイ
ミョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くら.い
闇
17 strokes
Frequency: 1969
Grade 8
Meanings
get dark
gloom
disorder
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アン
オン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やみ
くら.い
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