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KANJI
闇
darkness
gloom, dark, night
Kun'yomi
やみyami
On'yomi
あんan
Example sentences
森もりの奥深おくふかくは、昼間ひるまでも光ひかりが届とどかず、深ふかい闇やみに包つつまれていた。
Deep in the forest, even during the day, light couldn't reach, and it was enveloped in deep darkness.
事件じけんの真相しんそうは、未いまだ社会しゃかいの闇やみの中なかに葬ほうむられたままだ。
The truth of the incident still remains buried in the darkness of society.
彼女かのじょは過去かこの辛つらい経験けいけんから心こころの闇やみを抱かかえ、なかなか他人たにんを信用しんようできなかった。
Due to her painful past experiences, she harbored darkness in her heart and found it difficult to trust others.

Practice exercises

1
闇
Answer
あんやみ
2
闇金きん
loan shark / illegal moneylending
Answer
やみきん
3
闇奉ぶ行ぎょう
secret magistrate / behind-the-scenes operator
Answer
やみぶぎょう
4
闇
Answer
darknessdark
5
闇雲くも
blindly / indiscriminately / recklessly
Answer
やみくも
6
闇路じ
dark path / obscure path
Answer
やみじ