Kanji Detail for 闇 - "darkness, shadow, hidden"

闇

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
闇 means "darkness, shadow, hidden."
1. Dark - Lacking light; unable to see well.
2. Ignorant - Not understanding reason; foolish.
3. Darkness - Complete absence of light; gloom.
4. To hide - To conceal from sight.
5. Secretly - Quietly; covertly.
6. Moonless night - A dark night without moonlight.
7. Illegal - Unofficial; improper.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

get dark; gloom; disorder

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

close, shut; dark, dismal

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]); dark (variant of 暗[an4])

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Not bright. As in 昏闇 (dim), 闇弱 (weak and dim). | Having a hidden appearance. The Doctrine of the Mean says: "Hidden yet becoming more manifest day by day."
Onyomi

an(あん)
Kunyomi

kura.i(くらい)

yami(やみ)
Strokes

17 strokes
Radical

門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)
Related Keywords
darkness dark shadow night black obscure gloom murky hidden secret covert underground mysterious blind ignorance moonless concealed dim unlit pitch-black

猫は暗闇の中でもものを見ることができる。
Cats can see in the dark.
彼らは手探りで暗闇を歩いて行った。
They felt their way in the dark.
猫は暗闇でも見える。
Cats have the ability to see in the dark.
月も出ていない闇夜だった。
It was a dark night , with no moon.
小さな子供は暗闇に一人にされるのを怖がる。
Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark.
暗闇の中で彼が写真を撮るのは不可能だ。
It was impossible for him to take the picture in the dark.
子供は暗闇に一人残されるのを恐れていた。
The child was afraid of being left alone in the dark.
暗闇で誰かが私の名前を呼んだ。
Somebody called my name in the dark.
暗闇で迷子になるんじゃないかと思った。
I was afraid of getting lost in the dark.
猫は闇で物が見える。
A cat can see in the dark.