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闇 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「門」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「門」
On
アン・オンあん・おん · an · on
Kun
やみ・くら.いyami · kura.i
Meaning
darkness

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A gate plus sound: the gate shut and no light getting in — darkness.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunやみyami闇夜あんや暗闇くらやみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 暗闇くらやみ

    darkness

  • 闇夜やみよ

    a moonless night

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

停電(ていでん)で部屋(へや)が闇(やみ)に包(つつ)まれた。

The power cut wrapped the room in darkness.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

闇夜暗闇闇夜night暗dark門gate閂the ba…閃to fla…閊to be…閉to clo…怨grudge安peacef…杏aprico…吽un苑garden
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 門Map of reading アンAll maps

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