Illustration: During a nighttime power outage, a resident stands just inside an apartment living room with both hands extended cautiously. The ceiling lamp is off, and the room beyond the doorway conceals nearly all its furniture.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

暗くら闇やみ

kurayami

darkness, the dark

Example sentences

猫ねこは暗闇くらやみでも見みえる。
Cats can see in the dark.
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暗闇くらやみの中なかに人影ひとかげが見みえた。
A form appeared in the darkness.
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暗闇くらやみで赤あかいライトが光ひかっていた。
A red light was glowing in the dark.
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Kanji in 暗闇

暗darkness; disappearOnアンKunくらい・くらむ・くれる
闇get dark; gloomOnアン・オンKunやみ・くらい

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