Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 真っ暗(まっくら) in Japanese

真っ暗, 真暗
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
まっくら
Romaji
makkura
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    total darkness; pitch dark
    Example sentence
    目の前が、真っ暗になった。 Everything went black.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    bleak future; poor prospects
    Example sentence
    部屋真っ暗だったので全く何も見えなかった The room was so dark that we could see nothing at all.

Examples of 真っ暗, 真暗, まっくら in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

13 strokes

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

On'Yomi: アン

Kun'Yomi: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

true, reality, Buddhist sect

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ま, ま-, まこと

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