黒暗

See also: 黑暗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒 暗
こく
Grade: 2		 あん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 黒闇

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 黑暗 (/xok ʔom/, “black darkness”). Compare modern Mandarin 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

Pronunciation

Noun

黒暗 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑暗, hiragana こくあん, rōmaji kokuan)

  1. absolute darkness
  2. (Buddhism) a complete lack of virtue or wisdom
  3. (color) pure black

Compounds

  • 黒暗暗 (こくあんあん, kokuan'an): (adjective) pure black
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