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暗黒 (あんこく, ankoku) Japanese meaning: darkness | Kotomora
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全ぜん
な
暗あん
黒こく
だっ
た
。
Inside the cave was complete darkness.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 暗あん 黒こく に 包つつ まれる for a place to be enveloped in darkness
The whole town was enveloped in darkness.
暗あん 黒こく の 中なか に 沈しず む to sink into darkness
After the long civil war, the country sank into darkness.
暗あん 黒こく に 閉と ざされる to be shrouded/shut off in darkness
That region had long been shrouded in darkness.
Kanji 暗 darkness, disappear, shade 闇 get dark, gloom, disorder Related words 闇 is a more common and casual word for physical darkness, while 暗黒 often carries a heavier, more literary or metaphorical tone.
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.
暗黒 is a literary noun for 'darkness' often used in fixed phrases like 暗黒時代, while 真っ暗 is the everyday adjective for something being pitch-dark or hopeless.
Written forms 暗あん 黒こく Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; commonly used in news and literary contexts.
闇あん 黒こく Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older or stylized writing.
Etymology Compound of 暗 (dark) and 黒 (black), reinforcing the idea of deep darkness. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys profound gloom.
