暗闇

くらやみ
kurayami

darkness, the dark

What does 暗闇 mean?

暗闇 is a Japanese noun meaning “darkness, the dark” in English. It is written as 暗闇 in kanji, くらやみ in hiragana, and kurayami in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

暗闇の中で小さな物が動いた。

A tiny object moved in the dark.

Words sharing kanji with 暗闇

暗
真っ暗
まっくら
total darkness
薄暗い
うすぐらい
dim, gloomy
暗殺
あんさつ
assassination
闇
無闇に
むやみに
unreasonably, absurdly, at random
闇
やみ
darkness, shady, illegal

More JLPT N4 words

封筒ふうとうfuutou
envelope
諸国しょこくshokoku
various countries
引っ越すひっこすhikkosu
to move house, to relocate
愛すあいすaisu
to love (older godan form)
暮れるくれるkureru
to get dark, to come to an end
生なまnama
raw, fresh (e.g. 生ビール draft beer)
～後～ご～go
after ~ (e.g. 放課後 after school)
海岸かいがんkaigan
coast, seashore