暗くら闇やみ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

darkness; the dark

Refers to a state or place without light; often used in both literal and figurative contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉は暗くら闇やみに包つつまれるfor a place to be enveloped in darkness
停てい電でんで部屋へやは暗くら闇やみに包つつまれた。
The room was plunged into darkness by the power outage.
暗くら闇やみの中なかで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in the dark
暗くら闇やみの中なかで目めを凝こらした。
I strained my eyes in the darkness.
目めが暗くら闇やみに慣なれるfor one's eyes to adjust to the dark
しばらくすると目めが暗くら闇やみに慣なれてきた。
After a while, my eyes got used to the darkness.
暗くら闇やみから〈物もの〉が現あらわれるfor something to emerge from the darkness
暗くら闇やみから人ひと影かげが現あらわれた。
A figure emerged from the darkness.

闇やみN1
闇 is a more abstract or literary word for darkness, often implying moral or emotional darkness, while 暗闇 is the everyday word for physical darkness.
暗くらがり
暗がり describes a dimly lit or shadowy spot, whereas 暗闇 means complete darkness with no light at all.
暗あん黒こく
暗闇 emphasizes the state of being in the dark, often used for physical settings, while 暗黒 is broader and can refer to abstract or metaphorical darkness.

光ひかりN4
光 is light, the direct opposite of 暗闇, which is darkness.
光こう明みょう
暗闇 means darkness, the literal opposite of the bright light meant by 光明.

暗くら闇やみUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
暗くらやみUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
くらやみUsage3%

Compound of 暗 (kura, 'dark') + 闇 (yami, 'darkness'). The reading くらやみ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.