Meaning of 闇 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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闇JLPT 1
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Kana Readingやみ
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Romajiyami
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- darkness; the dark; dark
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table
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Example Sentences
闇, やみ used in context
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The light went out and we were left in the dark.
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She managed to run away under the protection of darkness.
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He escaped under cover of the darkness.
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彼あんなに元気だったのに。突然亡くなるなんて。一寸先は闇だね。
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next.
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A cat can see in the dark.
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But man loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
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