Kanken 1
杳

Meaning

Kanji 杳

darkness

darkness, dimly

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
くら.いはるか
Onyomi 音読み
ヨウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Frequency
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Strokes
8
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

杳

よう

dark

杳として

ようとして

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森の奥は昼でも杳い。

The depths of the forest are dark even during the day.

遠くの山が杳く見えた。

The distant mountain looked dim.

霧の中で道は杳くなった。

In the fog, the road grew dim.

その記憶はもう杳い。

That memory is already faint now.

彼の行方は杳として知れない。

His whereabouts remain unknown and obscure.