noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Often used adverbially as 暗々裏に to mean something is done in secret, behind the scenes, or without being openly acknowledged. Slightly literary or formal in tone.
They were advancing the plan secretly.
The decision was made covertly.
Standard kanji spelling using 暗々裏.
Variant with 裡 instead of 裏; both are used.
Non-repetition kanji variant; less common but valid.
Non-repetition kanji variant with 裡.
Compound of 暗々 (reduplication of 暗 'dark') and 裏 'back, behind', literally 'in the dark behind'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.