He is not familiar with the geography of this area.
暗
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Kanji
Grade
Grade 3
Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
日部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
アン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
くらい, くらむ, くれる
Common Readings
アン, くら…い
Example sentences
Because it got dark, I turned on the light.
He disappeared into the darkness of the night.
In the darkness, I turned toward the direction where the sound came from.
I am reading a book in a dim room.
The room became pitch black due to the power outage.
The smartphone screen suddenly went black.
When the president was assassinated, many people were shocked.
There is a legend that he was assassinated by deadly poison amidst a power struggle.
The majority of the universe is still shrouded in the mystery of darkness.
Example Vocabulary
暗い
dark; gloomy; unfamiliar with
暗闇
darkness; the dark
薄暗い
dim; gloomy; dusky
真っ暗
pitch black; total darkness; bleak
暗殺
assassination
暗黒
darkness; gloom; dark
暗がり
dark place; darkness
暗殺者
assassin
暗号
code; cipher; password
暗示
hint; suggestion; implication
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