Keyword
dark
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig519
Readings
くら
(52%)
あん
(36%)
ぐら
(10%)
Composed of
sun
sound
Used in vocabulary (249 in total)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
assassination
hint; suggestion
code; password; cipher
darkness
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
shady; underhanded; questionable
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
tacit; unspoken; implicit
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
pitch dark; total darkness
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
gloomy; obscure
night vision
dim; gloomy
gloomy; obscure
personal identification number; PIN; password number
blackout curtain
encryption; encipherment; password protection
recitation; reciting from memory
attempted assassination
light and darkness; light and shade
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
dark colour; dark color
mental arithmetic
dark night
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
cryptogram; cipher text
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
recitation; reciting from memory
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
gloom; melancholy
the dark side; the seamy side
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
darkness; the dark
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
shadowy past; murky past
coincidence
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
foolish ruler
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
night vision device
dusky; dim; shady
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
night-vision scope; night scope
dark even in the daytime
pitch dark; total darkness
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
code; cipher; password
deadly fist; killer fist
shadow; gloom
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
shady; underhanded; questionable
memorizing a musical score
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
fade-out; dissolve
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
to plot an assassination
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
secretly; covertly; tacitly
silent tears
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
cryptographic key; encryption key
gloom; darkness; seclusion
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
a work or subject to be memorized (memorised)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
four concealed triplets (yakuman); four concealed three-of-a-kinds
camera obscura; black box
unpropitious direction
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
secretly; covertly; tacitly
cryptography; cryptology
encryption key; cryptographic key
tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
total (utter) darkness
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
cryptography; encryption technology
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
three concealed pungs
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
cryptographic system; cryptosystem
encrypted mail; cyphermail
behind-the-scenes maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manoeuvering; secret maneuvers; secret manoeuvres
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind
beautiful scenery of spring; red-light district
scotoma; scotomatous
declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
sad thought; depressing reflection
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
crypto-assets; cryptocurrency assets
cryptography; cryptographic theory
dark even in the daytime
gloom; melancholy
shadow cast by a person's hand
scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness
personal identification number; PIN; password number
gloom; melancholy
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
gloom; shade
gathering dark clouds; being under the shadow of
secret language; code word; argot
imbecility
secretly; covertly; tacitly
dark figure (esp. of crime); dark number; hidden figure; difference between the actual and reported figure
dimness; dimly lit place
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be shrouded by darkness; to fall into deep sadness or despair
secret key cryptography; symmetric key cryptography
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
gloomy; obscure
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
metaphor
dark; gloomy
dark; gloomy
dark even in the daytime
shadow; gloom
secretly; covertly; tacitly
secretly; covertly; tacitly
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
camera obscura; black box
thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; excessively; unreasonably; immoderately
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
secretly; covertly; tacitly
darkness; gloom
dark hole; idiot; fool; historical road
cryptography; cryptographic technique
encryption; coding; password
indiscriminate learning by heart
dark-line (spectrum)
giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes
(both) the bright and dark sides
link-by-link encipherment
cryptographic synchronization
implicit scope terminator
implicit link (process definition)
Great Dark Spot (on Neptune)
darkness under the trees; dark place under the trees
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
pairing-based cryptography
concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind
(clandestine) brothel (Edo period); whorehouse
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
prostitute; imposter; fraudster; trickster
darkness; blackness
to drive black hogs in the dark; to be unable to distinguish one thing from another; (lit.) to come out from the darkness with a cow
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
scotopic vision; twilight vision
Examples (200 in total)
You must come back before it gets dark.
It is dark in that room.
It's dark in here.