暗
be blinded, darkness, disappear, grow dark, informal, shade
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
13 / 13
Information
Grade:3
Strokes:13
JLPT:3
Frequency:1040
Vocabulary
アン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗雲 | アンウン | dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications |
| 暗号 | アンゴウ | code; password; cipher |
| 暗殺 | アンサツ | assassination |
| 暗示 | アンジ | hint; suggestion; clue; implication; suggestion |
| 暗礁 | アンショウ | reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗い | くらい | dark; gloomy; murky; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood); dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious; unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising; unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) |
| 暗に | あんに | implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely |
| 暗闇 | くらやみ | darkness; the dark |
| 真っ暗 | まっくら | pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless |
| 薄暗い | うすぐらい | dim; gloomy |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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appear, existing
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署
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晴
clear up
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間
interval, space
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