taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Archaic literary word describing darkness or gloom, often used in classical or poetic contexts. Modern equivalents include 暗い or 薄暗い.
In old texts, you come across the expression 'a dark, gloomy forest'.
Walking alone on a dark, gloomy road at night.
secretly; covertly; tacitly
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic word.
Variant with iteration mark.
Rare variant using 闇.
Rare variant with iteration mark.
Reduplication of 暗 (an, 'dark') with the reading あん, forming an archaic emphatic or adverbial form. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.