Meaning of 暗い(くらい) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 暗い, 昏い, 冥い, 闇い JLPT 5

Kana Reading くらい

Romaji kurai

Example Sentences

暗い, 昏い, 冥い, 闇い, くらい used in context

そして、つい先日(せんじつ)迄(まで)、暗い(くらい)感じ(かんじ)だった(だ)のに、どこにもかしこにも花(はな)(はな)(はな)、花(はな)(はな)(はな)、花(はな)(はな)(はな)。

Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
外(そと)が暗くなってきた(くる)。

It's getting darker outside now.
夕方(ゆうがた)でもう暗かったんですけど、ネコが電線(でんせん)を渡っている(わたる)のを見ました。そそそ、そんなことできるんですか、ネコって。

It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
なさけないの・・・ボディスラムくらいで、そんな死に(しぬ)そうな声(こえ)、ださないでよ。

That's pitiful ... don't put on such a death-bed voice from just a body slam.
レースのカーテンから透けて(すける)見えた(みえる)世界(せかい)は暗かった。

The world seen through the lace curtain was dark.
目を覚ましてみると、彼(あれ)は暗い(くらい)部屋(へや)に閉じこめられていた(とじこめる)。

He awoke and found himself shut up in a dark room.

Study lists that include this entry

Kanji found in this word

冥

dark

On: メイ, ミョウ

Kun: くら.い

10 strokes

闇

get dark, gloom, disorder

On: アン, オン

Kun: やみ, くら.い

17 strokes

暗 JLPT 4

darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

On: アン

Kun: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る

13 strokes

昏

dark, evening, dusk

On: コン

Kun: くら.い, くれ

8 strokes

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