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闇

get dark
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingアン、オン
Kun readingやみ、くら.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. get dark
  2. gloom
  3. disorder
  4. pitch darkRtK
  1. darkness
  2. the dark
  3. bewilderment
  4. despair
  5. hopelessness

Radicals and components

Radical門gateComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1748

Compound words

暗闇くらやみ
darkness; the dark
無闇にむやみに
thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately; indiscreetly

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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