Kanji

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

暗い くらい
この 辺り 地理 暗い

He is not familiar with the geography of this area.

つける つける
暗く なった ので 電気 つけた

Because it got dark, I turned on the light.

暗闇 くらやみ
暗闇 消えていった

He disappeared into the darkness of the night.

方向 ほうこう
暗闇 した 方向 振り向いた

In the darkness, I turned toward the direction where the sound came from.

薄暗い うすぐらい
薄暗い 部屋 読んでいる

I am reading a book in a dim room.

真っ暗 まっくら
停電 部屋 真っ暗に なった

The room became pitch black due to the power outage.

画面 がめん
スマートフォン 画面 突然 真っ暗 なった

The smartphone screen suddenly went black.

暗殺 あんさつ
大統領 暗殺 された とき 多く 衝撃 受けた

When the president was assassinated, many people were shocked.

鴆毒 ちんどく
権力争い 鴆毒 によって 暗殺 された という 伝説 ある

There is a legend that he was assassinated by deadly poison amidst a power struggle.

暗黒 あんこく
宇宙 大部分 いまだに 暗黒 包まれている

The majority of the universe is still shrouded in the mystery of darkness.

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