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Kanji 闇

17 strokes

Meaning

get dark, gloom, disorder

On'yomi
アンオン
Kun'yomi
やみくらい
Strokes
17
JLPT
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School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
2級
Frequency
#1969 / 2500

Stroke order

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Words with 闇

  • 闇

    やみ

    darkness, shady, illegal

    N1
  • 無闇に

    むやみに

    unreasonably, absurdly, at random

    N1

Example sentences

  • 月つきも出でていない闇夜やみよだった。

    It was a dark night, with no moon.

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