Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 暗闇

    暗闇

    暗くら闇やみ

    darkness

    KMT8CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    暗やみ

    くらやみ

    Noun

    1.
    darkness, the dark

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    部へ屋やの電でん気きが消きえて、暗くら闇やみになった。

    The room light went out, and it became dark.

    KMT5Daily Life
    停てい電でんで街まち全ぜん体たいが暗くら闇やみに包つつまれた。

    The entire town was enveloped in darkness due to the power outage.

    KMT8Daily Life
    不ふ安あんな気き持もちが、彼かれの心こころを暗くら闇やみに突つき落おとした。

    Feelings of anxiety plunged his heart into darkness.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    暗くら闇やみを恐おそれる子こ供どものために、小ちいさな常じょう夜や灯とうをつけた。

    I turned on a small night light for the child who was afraid of the dark.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは暗くら闇やみの中なかで、かすかな光ひかりを探さがし続つづけた。

    He continued to search for a faint light in the darkness.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    暗
    くら.い・くら.む・くれ.る…(1)
    darkness・disappear・shade・informal・grow dark…(1)
    闇
    やみ・くら.い…(2)
    get dark・gloom・disorder
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 暗
    • 闇

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›