漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
闇: get dark, gloom
Also: disorder
N1 (our estimate)17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
門 carries the meaning · 音 is drawn in
17 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
やみyami · kun'yomi · on its own
- 闇やみdarkness; the dark
- 暗闇くらやみdarkness; the dark
- 無闇にむやみにthoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly
Also read アン, オン, くらい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine the grand entrance to a temple or a fortress! Two heavy wooden doors stand ready to swing wide.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read アン
6 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read オン
9 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side闇 get dark · 門 + 音
vs簡 simplicity · 竹 + 間In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · àn
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin àn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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