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闇堕ち (やみおち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
falling to the dark side ; turning evil
colloquial
Colloquial term, especially in fiction (anime, manga, games), for a character who was originally good turning evil or joining the antagonists. Often used with する to describe the action.
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It's common for a hero who has turned evil to become the final boss.
Written forms 闇やみ 堕お ち
Standard kanji spelling; 闇 (darkness) + 堕ち (falling).
闇やみ 落お ち
Variant spelling using 落ち (falling) instead of 堕ち; less common but still seen.
Kanji 闇 get dark, gloom, disorder 堕 degenerate, descend to, lapse into Similar words 悪あく 堕お ち Similar meaning but uses 悪 (evil) instead of 闇 (darkness); 悪堕ち is also used in fiction for a character turning evil, sometimes with a nuance of corruption rather than just joining the dark side.
黒こっ 化か Literally 'blackening'; a Chinese-influenced term also used in fandom to describe a character becoming dark or evil, but less common in Japanese than 闇堕ち.
Etymology Compound of 闇 (yami, 'darkness') and 堕ち (ochi, 'falling', from 堕ちる ochiru). The term likely originated in fan communities and spread through anime, manga, and games.
