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真の闇 (しんのやみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

真しんの闇やみ

Meanings

1

noun

pitch-darkness; total darkness

Emphatic expression for complete, impenetrable darkness, often used in literary or dramatic contexts.

洞どう窟くつの中なかは真しんの闇やみだった。
Inside the cave it was pitch-dark.

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
闇get dark, gloom, disorder

Similar words

暗くら闇やみ
暗闇 is the common word for darkness; 真の闇 adds emphasis and a more dramatic, absolute nuance.
真まっ暗くら
真っ暗 is an adjective meaning 'pitch-dark' and is more colloquial; 真の闇 is a noun phrase used in more formal or literary descriptions.

Etymology

Compound of 真 (しん, 'true') + の (possessive particle) + 闇 (やみ, 'darkness'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is used to express absolute darkness.