Word Meaning 暗闇

くらやみ kurayami

暗闇 is read as くらやみ (kurayami) and means darkness.

Meaning

English

  1. darkness
  2. the dark

Reading

Kana

くらやみ

Romaji

kurayami

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Antonyms 明るみ Rank 18241 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真っ暗闇

まっくらやみ

pitch dark

暗殺

あんさつ

assassination

暗記

あんき

memorization

暗示

あんじ

hint

暗い

くらい

dark (in colour)

暗号

あんごう

code

暗黒

あんこく

darkness

暗に

あんに

implicitly

暗転

あんてん

(theatrical) blackout

暗夜

あんや

dark night

やみ

darkness

暗黙

あんもく

tacit

Example Sentences

10

It is pitch dark.

Tom is scared of the dark.

She's afraid of the dark.

Cats can see in the dark.

The little boy is afraid of the dark.

A form appeared in the darkness.

The little boy is afraid of the dark.

The boy feared the dark.

Vampires like darkness.

The owl can see in the dark.