Keyword
pitch-black darkness
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig1748
Readings
やみ
(96%)
あん
(3%)
Composed of
gate
sound
Used in vocabulary (87 in total)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
darkness; the dark
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
Examples (36 in total)
It was a deep darkness.
Darkness is the absence of light.
A cat can see in the dark.
The light shines in the darkness.
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.
Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.
I heard my name called twice in the dark.
She disappeared in the dark.
I was scared to be alone in the dark.
The little boy is afraid of the dark.
That child is afraid of the dark.
My brother says he isn't afraid of the dark.
A red light was glowing in the dark.
I was shocked by the dog that sprang out of the darkness.
The light went out and we were left in the dark.
It was impossible for him to take the picture in the dark.
You must conquer your fear of the dark.
I was afraid of getting lost in the dark.
Small children are afraid of being left alone in the dark.
Beth is afraid of the dark because of her evil brother.
Tom is scared of the dark.
Tom was sitting alone in the dark waiting for Mary.
Can you see in the darkness of the night?
Cats have the ability to see in the dark.
I realized that cats can see in the dark.
She could not get over her fear of the dark.
It was a dark night, with no moon.
Dark is an object of fear to many children.
Owls can see in the dark.
Tom borrowed money from a loan shark.
Why do cats' eyes shine in the dark?