Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (やみ) in Japanese

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
やみ
Romaji
yami
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    darkness; the dark; dark
    Example sentence
    明かり消えて私たち闇の取り残された The light went out and we were left in the dark.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
    Example sentence
    彼女まぎれて逃げとおせた She managed to run away under the protection of darkness.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table
    Example sentence
    紛れて逃げ出した He escaped under cover of the darkness.

Examples of 闇, やみ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

17 strokes

get dark, gloom, disorder

On'Yomi: アン, オン

Kun'Yomi: やみ, くら.い

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