Keyword
dark
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig519
Readings
くら
(52%)
あん
(37%)
ぐら
(10%)
Composed of
sun
sound
Used in vocabulary (272 in total)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark
Examples (200 in total)
Suddenly, a woman's voice echoed from the end of the dark hallway.
Come to think of it, I feel like you've been looking down ever since yesterday.
Even if someone were there, it's too dark to tell.
Even if I look back, it is dark and I cannot see anything.
It was dark, so I couldn't tell what things were like below.
I run in the morning while it is still dark.
The new place was also a dark space.
Deep, dark darkness filled the surroundings.
I am bad at talking to people, and I am often told that I am gloomy.
The darkness outside the window is growing ever deeper.
In dark places, the pupils get bigger.
It has been a long time since I saw such a dark expression.
In the dark room, her gentle smile is faintly visible.
However, outside the window was, in fact, darkness.
My voice is being swallowed up by the darkness.
Is it scary to walk in the dark?
In the darkness, my eyes gradually get used to it.
But now the sun has set and it is dim.
The room is somehow dim.
The aim, of course, is assassination.
One day, as usual, light shone into the darkness.
Naturally, it seems that the electricity isn't flowing either, so it's dim.
The room with the lights off is dark.
It was dark, but I could faintly make out the face.
Darkness is something that stirs up human fear.
She looks up at the dark sky while walking.
The image vanished in an instant, and darkness returned to the room.
The surroundings are shut in by deep darkness.
The road is dark, so please be careful on your way home.
At this rate, our college life looks hopeless.
Otherwise, your future might be very bleak.
Beyond that, pitch-black darkness spreads out.
It is pitch-dark inside and I cannot see well.
There are young people here whose futures look hopeless, though.
It's pitch dark, so I can't see.
There was the color of the night, dyed pitch black.
The room is pitch-dark, and I can't see well.
This road is dim, so go out to the main street first and then head home.
But then, the room lights suddenly went out and it became pitch dark.
Under cover of darkness, I quietly slipped out of the house.
It's hard to see clearly because of the darkness, but it must be a person.
Then a black shadow sprang at me from the darkness.
When you hold up a light, footprints stand out even in the darkness.
The room was dark and felt colder than outside.
The assassination of the president shocked the world.
Alone in the darkness, I am praying again today.
The one leaning against the wall in the darkness was a woman.
When I knelt down and looked into the dark hallway, I saw someone's shadow.
I made eye contact with the security guard in the darkness.
If the king appears in public in this situation, there's a high risk he'll be assassinated.
As if the gloomy mood were contagious, even my heart starts to grow cold.
The people lined up behind also darkened their expressions in the same way.
Just as we were about to make it through the mountain path, it suddenly got dark all around.
With a boom, colorful flowers bloom in the pitch-black night sky.
When the main gate is closed, it becomes so dark that one cannot even walk properly.
Forcibly suppressing my dark anxiety, I turn my attention back to the game.
The beam of the flashlight lit up the darkness.
In less than half an hour, the daylight faded and it grew dark outside the window.
The floor has given way completely, and below it's too dark to tell how far down it goes.
For an instant a dark flame flickered in her eyes and then vanished.
The mountains in the direction of Kyoto were beginning to grow dark.
The surroundings, which had been pitch dark due to what was called a power outage, suddenly became bright.
On a dark sea, the lighthouse serves as a landmark.
It is dark in that room.
It's dark in here.
It's too dark in here to read.
After a while, it got dark.
It will soon grow dark.
It was already dark outside.
What are you doing in a dark place like that?
Why is it so dark?
Are you still afraid of the dark?
It's already dark.
You should return home before it gets dark.
It's getting dark outside.
It's still dark outside.
It's already dark outside.
It's dark outside.
He was alone in the dark.
She's afraid of the dark.
She is very afraid of the dark.
Suddenly, it got dark outside.
Don't read books in a dark place.
I'm afraid of the dark.
What are you looking for in the dark room?
It was dark and I couldn't see anything.
Don't play in the forest after dark.
It's gotten dark.
It is getting dark. Let's go home.
It's getting dark.
Come home before dark.
I waited for her till it got dark.
I need to finish this work before it gets dark.
I want to get home before it gets dark.
It's too dark to play outside.
It is too dark to read a book there.
It is too dark to see clearly.
It was too dark to see.
My eyes haven't yet adjusted to the darkness.
I don't like walking home alone after dark.
I have to get home before it gets dark.
The sky is getting dark.
All of a sudden the sky became dark.
The color is a little too dark.
It was dark in the room.
The room was dark.
You must come back before it gets dark.
It was quite dark when I got home.
It's getting dark. You'd better go home.
It's dark at night, so it's dangerous.
It will be dark by the time the police come here.
I observed that it had already got dark.
It's so dark.
By the time you get there, it will be nearly dark.
It will be dark by the time he gets there.
He managed to get home before dark.
By the time she gets there, it will be nearly dark.
I arrived at the village before dark.
It was after dark when we got to the village.
It was cold and dark.
It was dark and cold in the room.
We will reach Tokyo before dark.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Don't look only on the dark side of life.
The sky became as dark as if the sun had sunk.
It's gradually becoming dark outside.
It's getting dark. I wonder if it's going to rain.
We sang around the fire when it got dark.
It's really dark outside tonight.
The sky grew darker and darker.
It will soon be dark.
All the children fell asleep before it got dark.
It was dark when we reached the hotel.
I want to reach the hotel before it gets dark.
It was quite dark when I got there.
It had already got dark when we arrived at the hotel.
It was dark under the bridge.
Those dark clouds will probably bring rain.
The mother insisted on her children not playing in the park after dark.
Vampires like darkness.
The child was afraid of being left alone in the dark.
Somebody called my name in the dark.
I heard my name called in the dark.
Cats can see in the dark.
We saw something white in the dark.
It's getting dark. Please turn the light on for me.
It is getting darker and darker.
It was so dark that they could hardly see.
It's really dark outside. I wonder if a storm is coming.
It was a dark and stormy night.
Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.
You shouldn't read a book in a room this dim.
I saw his face in the dim light.
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.
She disappeared in the dark.
I heard my name called twice in the dark.
All of the children had gone to bed before it got dark.
Because the surroundings were so dark, he could not see anything.
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
We pitched our tents before it got dark.
She came home after dark.
It was dark, and I could not make out who was coming along the road.
They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.
He was a dark figure with a pale face.
I was scared to be alone in the dark.
The little boy is afraid of the dark.
That child is afraid of the dark.
The boy is afraid to go to bed in the dark.
My brother says he isn't afraid of the dark.
We are likely to get there before dark.
It's pitch black outside.
It was pitch black outside.
It was dark when he came in.
The sky was completely dark.
The room was in complete darkness.
The room was pitch black, so I couldn't see a thing.
It was already dark, so I drove very slowly to be safe.
As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.
I was shocked by the dog that sprang out of the darkness.
I don't like to go out after dark.
It would be better not to go out after dark.
Don't go out after dark.
Don't go out after it gets dark.
Don't let her go out after dark.
A red light was glowing in the dark.
The lights suddenly went out and it become dark.
The thieves ran away after it got dark.
It's too dark to play baseball now.
It becomes dark much earlier in winter.
It was quite dark when I got home last night.
She switched on the lamp because it was dark.
It'll be dark in an hour.
On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.
It's not good to read in a dark room.
It will be dark soon.
I hurried, not because it was getting dark, but because I was hungry.
We will reach London before dark.
Children don't like to go out in the dark.
He was afraid of the dark.
They hid themselves in the shadows.