頻しき闇やみじ字FuriganaMeanings1nountotal darkness; pitch darknessarchaicArchaic noun for complete, impenetrable darkness. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered only in classical literature or historical contexts.古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、夜よるの森もりが「頻しき闇やみ」と表ひょう現げんされることがある。In old tales, the forest at night is sometimes described as 'shikiyami' (total darkness).