Onyomi: アン · Kunyomi: くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る · Meanings: be blinded, darkness, disappear, grow dark, informal, shade
Kanji for be blinded, darkness, disappear, grow dark, informal
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The kanji 暗 is made from two parts: 日 (sun) on the left and 音 (sound) on the right. The sun on the left shows light, but the sun is blocked or hidden. The right side, 音, adds the idea of presence or something existing but unnoticed. Together, it creates the image of a place where the sun’s light cannot reach — a dark or shadowy space. Over time, 暗 came to mean “dark,” “gloomy,” or “hidden from light.”
Made from 日(sun) and 音(sound). It shows light being blocked or hidden — meaning dark, shadowy, or gloomy.
This kanji says: imagine the sun (日) blocked, leaving a quiet, hidden space (音) — 暗 means dark. Remember it by picturing a room with no light, silent and shadowed.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 暗 | あん | darkness | Noun |
| 暗記 | あんき | memorization, memorisation, learning by heart | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 暗い | くらい | dark, gloomy, murky | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 暮れる | くれる | to get dark, to grow dark | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ | assassination | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 暗示 | あんじ | hint, suggestion, clue, implication | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 暗算 | あんざん | mental arithmetic | JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 暗号 | あんごう | code, password, cipher | common Noun |
| 暗礁 | あんしょう | reef, sunken rock | common Noun |
| 暗証番号 | あんしょうばんごう | personal identification number, PIN, password number | Noun |