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darkness
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingアン
Kun readingくら.い、くら.む、くれ.る
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. darknessRtK
    彼は店の奥の暗い隅に姿を消した。He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.tatoeba
    色は暗い黄緑がかった褐色をしている。Its color is brown inclined to dark yellowish green.wiki
  2. disappear
  3. shade
  4. informal
  5. grow dark
  6. be blinded
  1. dark
  2. gloomy
  3. murky
  4. depressed
  5. dispirited

Popular Usage

暗い暗記薄暗い暗殺暗算暗示

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · sound · vase · stand up (立) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 519

Compound words

暗いくらい
dark; gloomy; murky; depressed; dispirited
暗記あんき
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
薄暗いうすぐらい
dim; gloomy
暗室あんしつ
darkroom
暗殺あんさつ
assassination
暗示あんじ
hint; suggestion; clue; implication; suggestion
暗にあんに
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
暗闇くらやみ
darkness; the dark
暗雲あんうん
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
暗号あんごう
code; password; cipher
暗礁あんしょう
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
暗黙あんもく
tacit; unspoken; implicit
明暗めいあん
light and darkness; light and shade
暗黒あんこく
darkness
真っ暗まっくら
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
暗渠あんきょ
subterranean drain
暗愚あんぐ
foolish
暗君あんくん
foolish ruler
暗唱あんしょう
recitation
暗証あんしょう
code
暗色あんしょく
dark colour
暗然あんぜん
dark
暗中あんちゅう
in the dark
暗転あんてん
(theatrical) blackout

Additional Examples

彼は別れを告げて、暗闇の中を出発した。
He took his leave and set out in the dark.tatoeba
彼は伝言をすべて暗記しなければならなかった。
He had to commit the whole message to memory.tatoeba
彼は詩を暗記した。
He learned the poem by heart.tatoeba
住居空間では竈は座敷などと比べて暗いイメージがある。
In residences, the area containing the kamado has the image of being darker than zashiki (Japanese style tatami rooms).wiki
暗殺とその犯人説
Theory about Uchiyama's assassination and criminalswiki
伊東甲子太郎の暗殺
Assassination of Kashitaro ITOwiki
帖名に源氏の死が暗示されているというのが古くからの説。
It has been said from long ago that this chapter evokes Genji's death.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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