暗

meaningdarkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

On'yomi
アン
Kun'yomi
くら.い、くら.む、くれ.る
Strokes
13
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#1040 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

暗
  • 暗殺あんさつassassination
  • 真っ暗まっくらpitch-dark
  • 明暗めいあんlight and darkness
  • 暗にあんにimplicitly
  • 暗礁あんしょうreef
  • 暗号あんごうcode
  • 暗黙あんもくtacit
  • 暗雲あんうんdark clouds

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