Kanji

What does the kanji 闇 mean?

闇 means darkness, gloom; black market (闇市). On'yomi アン、オン. Kun'yomi やみ、くら.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiアン、オン
Kun'yomiやみ、くら.い
Strokes17
Main radical門
On'yomi アン、オンKun'yomi やみ、くら.い
17 strokes

darkness, gloom; black market (闇市)

Main radical

門gate 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 闇やみdarkness; secrecy, illegality
  • 無闇にむやみにrecklessly, thoughtlessly; excessively

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.