Kanji

暗

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
彼はこの辺りの地理に暗い。

He is not familiar with the geography of this area.

つける つける
暗くなったので、電気をつけた。

Because it got dark, I turned on the light.

暗闇 くらやみ
彼は夜の暗闇の中に消えていった。

He disappeared into the darkness of the night.

方向 ほうこう
暗闇の中で、音がした方向を振り向いた。

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

薄暗い うすぐらい
薄暗い部屋で本を読んでいる。

I am reading a book in a dim room.

真っ暗 まっくら
停電で部屋が真っ暗になった。

The room became pitch black due to the power outage.

画面 がめん
スマートフォンの画面が突然真っ暗になった。

The smartphone screen suddenly went black.

暗殺 あんさつ
大統領が暗殺されたとき、多くの人が衝撃を受けた。

When the president was assassinated, many people were shocked.

鴆毒 ちんどく
権力争いの中、彼は鴆毒によって暗殺されたという伝説がある。

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

暗黒 あんこく
宇宙の大部分は、いまだに暗黒の謎に包まれている。

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

Example Vocabulary

暗い

くらい

dark; gloomy; unfamiliar with

暗闇

くらやみ

darkness; the dark

薄暗い

うすぐらい

dim; gloomy; dusky

真っ暗

まっくら

pitch black; total darkness; bleak

暗殺

あんさつ

assassination

暗黒

あんこく

darkness; gloom; dark

暗がり

くらがり

dark place; darkness

暗殺者

あんさつしゃ

assassin

暗号

あんごう

code; cipher; password

暗示

あんじ

hint; suggestion; implication

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