闇やみ雲くも

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

reckless; haphazard; blind; random

Describes acting without thinking, without a plan, or without clear direction. Often used adverbially as 闇雲に.

闇やみ雲くもに突つき進すすむのは危き険けんだ。

It's dangerous to rush ahead recklessly.

彼かれは闇やみ雲くもに本ほんを買かい集あつめている。

He is buying books haphazardly.

Usage patterns

闇やみ雲くもに〈動どう詞し〉to do something recklessly or without any plan
闇やみ雲くもに走はしり回まわっても、問もん題だいは解かい決けつしない。
Running around randomly won't solve the problem.
闇やみ雲くもな〈事こと〉a reckless or aimless act
闇やみ雲くもな行こう動どうは思おもわぬ失しっ敗ぱいを招まねくことがある。
Acting recklessly can sometimes lead to unexpected failures.

Kanji

闇get dark, gloom, disorder
雲cloud

Related words

無む鉄てっ砲ぽう
無鉄砲 stresses reckless daring or foolhardy courage, while 闇雲 focuses on acting without any plan or direction.
むやみN1
無闇 describes doing something excessively or thoughtlessly without regard for consequences, while 闇雲 emphasizes the absence of a clear direction or plan.
手て当あたり次し第だい
手当たり次第 means doing something to whatever is physically within reach, whereas 闇雲 refers more broadly to acting without mental planning or direction.

Opposites

計けい画かく的てきN3
計画的 describes acting according to a careful plan, the opposite of 闇雲, which describes acting with no plan at all.

Built from

闇やみ+雲くも

Written forms

闇やみ雲くもUsage37%
Standard kanji spelling.
やみくもUsage63%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 闇 (darkness) and 雲 (cloud), suggesting a state of being in the dark and unclear, like groping in a dark cloud. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.