get dark, gloom, disorder
闇 centers on the absence of light and clarity: darkness, gloom, and by extension a state of confusion or disorder where things are hard to see or understand.
闇 combines 門 (gate) with 音 (sound). The gate likely represents a closed or dark space, and 音 may contribute a phonetic element, together suggesting a place where light and clarity are shut out, leading to darkness and disorder.
Imagine a heavy gate 門 shutting tight, trapping the sound 音 inside. With the gate closed, no light enters, and everything becomes dark and confused—闇 is the gloom and disorder of a sealed, lightless space.
For アン, picture an unlit room behind the gate: the darkness is so complete you can't see anything, like being in an 'un'-lit space. 'Un' -> アン, and the gate keeps all light out.
darkness; the dark
darkness; the dark
thoughtless; reckless; rash; indiscriminate; indiscreet
dark night; moonless night
black market
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
dusk; twilight
everlasting darkness
dusk; twilight
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; illegal trade
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
dark night in the rainy season
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind
losing one's reason due to love; lack of judgment due to love
love is blind
the darkness of ignorance
dark before dawn
moonless dawn
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest