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黒い霧 (kuroikiri) Japanese meaning: black fog | Kotomora
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The case is shrouded in a black fog of secrecy.
An investigation was conducted to clear away the black fog in the political world.
Related words 黒い霧 evokes a specific atmosphere of scandal or hidden wrongdoing, while 闇 is the broader word for darkness or illicit shadow that can apply to many contexts.
疑惑 names the suspicion or doubt itself, whereas 黒い霧 describes the vague, murky atmosphere of hidden corruption surrounding an event.
隠蔽 is a concrete term meaning to actively conceal information, while 黒い霧 is a figurative, journalistic phrase for the cloud of suspicion around an incident.
Etymology Compound of 黒い (black) and 霧 (fog). The figurative meaning likely developed from the image of a dark fog that obscures visibility, applied to hidden wrongdoing.
