JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 暗: "darkness, disappear, shade"
The kanji 暗 means "darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read アン in on'yomi and くら.い, くら.む, くれ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
アン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くら.いくら.むくれ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1040 of 2,501 |
Common words with 暗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 暗いdark; gloomy; murky · depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
- 暗闇darkness; the dark
- 薄暗いdim; gloomy
- 真っ暗pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark · very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
- 暗殺assassination
- 暗黒darkness
- 暗がりdarkness
- 暗殺者assassin
- 暗示hint; suggestion; clue; implication · suggestion
- 暗号code; password; cipher
- 暗darkness
- 暗にimplicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication
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