What does kanji 闇 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 闇 is get dark.

How is kanji 闇 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 闇 are やみ, くら.い; the onyomi readings are アン, オン.

What is the main radical of kanji 闇?

The main radical for kanji 闇 is 門.

What words use kanji 闇?

Example words that use kanji 闇 include 闇, 闇黒, 闇夜, 闇々.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

闇

Meaning

Kanji 闇

get dark

get dark, gloom, disorder

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やみくら.い
Onyomi 音読み: アンオン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1969
Strokes: 17
Radical: 門
Components: 日 • 立 • 門 • 音
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 82 entries that include this kanji.

闇

やみ

darkness

闇黒

あんこく

darkness

闇夜

あんや

dark night

闇々

やみやみ

without one's knowledge

闇アカ

やみあか

alternative account (on social media, etc.)

闇カルテル

やみカルテル

unauthorized cartel

闇サイト

やみサイト

illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.)

闇に鉄砲

やみにてっぽう

doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is

闇に紛れて

やみにまぎれて

under cover of night

闇の女

やみのおんな

wanita jalanan

闇の森

やみのもり

Mirkwood (fictional forest)

闇バイト

やみバイト

semilegal or illegal part-time job

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森の中は日が落ちるとすぐ闇に包まれる。

The forest is quickly enveloped in darkness after the sun sets.

停電で町は突然深い闇に沈んだ。

A power outage suddenly plunged the town into deep darkness.

月のない夜は闇がいっそう濃く感じられる。

On a moonless night, the darkness feels even thicker.

彼は長い闇の時代をようやく抜け出した。

He finally emerged from a long dark period.

その小説は心の闇を静かに描いている。

That novel quietly portrays the darkness in the human heart.

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