真まっ暗くら闇やみ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

Emphatic word for absolute darkness, stronger than 暗闇 alone. Often used in descriptions of places or situations with no light at all.

くら

闇やみ

で

何なに

も

見み

え

なかっ

た

。

The basement was pitch dark and I couldn't see anything.

真まっ暗くら闇やみの中なかを手て探さぐりで進すすんだ。

I groped my way forward in complete darkness.