闇やみ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

darkness; the dark

Physical absence of light; also used metaphorically for a dark state or place.

• 部屋へやの中なかは完かん全ぜんな闇やみだった。

  The room was in complete darkness.

• 闇やみの中なかを手て探さぐりで進すすんだ。

  I groped my way through the dark.

noun

bewilderment; despair; hopelessness

Emotional or psychological darkness; a state of confusion, despair, or hopelessness. Often used in expressions like 心の闇.

• 彼かれは心こころの闇やみに苦くるしんでいた。

  He was suffering from inner darkness.

• 将しょう来らいに闇やみを感かんじる。

  I feel hopelessness about the future.

noun

hidden place; secrecy; oblivion

Something concealed from public knowledge; a hidden or secret realm. Often used in compounds like 闇に葬る (to bury in oblivion).

• その事じ件けんは闇やみに葬ほうむられた。

  The incident was buried in secrecy.

• 彼かれは闇やみの世せ界かいで生いきている。

  He lives in the hidden world.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

black market; illegal channels; shady trading

Illegal or underground economic activities. Common in compounds like 闇市 (black market) and 闇取引 (underhand deal).

• 戦せん後ご、闇やみ市いちが栄さかえた。

  After the war, the black market flourished.

• 闇やみルートで入にゅう手しゅした薬くすり。

  Medicine obtained through illegal channels.