Meaning of 真っ暗 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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真っ暗, 真暗JLPT 2
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Kana Readingまっくら
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Romajimakkura
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- total darkness; pitch dark
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- bleak future; poor prospects
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Example Sentences
真っ暗, 真暗, まっくら used in context
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Everything went black.
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The room was so dark that we could see nothing at all.
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The room was in complete darkness.
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彼女が押し入れの中を覗き込んだ時、彼がドアを閉め、彼女を真っ暗な押し入れに閉じ込めてしまったのでした。
When she looked, he shut the door and locked her into the totally dark closet.
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It was dark when he came in.
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The sky was completely dark.
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Kanji found in this word
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
On: アン
Kun: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る
13 strokes
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