Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “真っ暗闇”

真っ暗闇

まっくらやみ

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

Example sentence

When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

真
On
しん
Kun
ま;ま-;まこと
Stroke count
10

・true

・reality

・buddhist sect

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暗
On
あん
Kun
くら.い;くら.む;くれ.る
Stroke count
13

・darkness

・disappear

・shade

・informal

・grow dark

・be blinded

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闇
On
あん;おん
Kun
やみ;くら.い
Stroke count
17

・get dark

・gloom

・disorder

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