闇 kanji: meaning “pitch dark”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N217 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- pitch dark
- On'yomi
- アン、オン
- Kun'yomi
- やみ、くら・い
Picture story to remember 闇
Close the gates (門) to shut out sound (音), and the room turns pitch dark.
How to write 闇: stroke order
闇 is written with 17 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 闇
- 暗闇くらやみdarkness
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