暗あん中ちゅう

noun

in the dark; in darkness

Often used in the set phrase 暗中模索 (あんちゅうもさく, 'groping in the dark') to describe a situation where one is acting without clear guidance or information. As a standalone noun, it is somewhat literary.

• 暗あん中ちゅう模も索さくの状じょう態たいが続つづいている。

  We are still groping in the dark.

• 彼かれは暗あん中ちゅうで手て探さぐりで進すすんだ。

  He groped his way forward in the dark.