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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
    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
    彼は闇に紛れて逃げ出した。He escaped under cover of darkness.tatoeba
  2. gloom
  3. disorder
  4. pitch darkRtK
  1. darkness
  2. the dark
  3. bewilderment
  4. despair
  5. hopelessness

Radicals and components

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Components
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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
闇いくらい
dark
闇雲やみくも
reckless
闇愚あんぐ
foolish
闇然あんぜん
dark
闇値やみね
black-market price
闇路やみじ
dark road
夜闇やあん
dead of night
幽闇ゆうあん
gloom
夕闇ゆうやみ
dusk
亮闇りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress)
諒闇りょうあん
court mourning (for the late emperor or empress)
五月闇さつきやみ
dark night in the rainy season

Additional Examples

彼は闇に紛れて逃げ出した。
He escaped under cover of darkness.tatoeba
彼は暗闇の中を手探りで進んだ。
He felt his way through the darkness.tatoeba
彼は暗闇の中でドアの取っ手を手探りでさがした。
He groped for the doorknob in the dark.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 闇

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