暗
dark
JLPT N3 Grade 3 13 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- くら
- On'yomi
- アン
- Radical
- 日 · sun (sun, day)
Stroke order & writing
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Example word
暗い
dark
暗 in example sentences
暗かった。
Kurakatta.
It was dark.
は。 Soto wa kurai.
It's dark outside.
Anki shita.
I learned it by heart.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 暗
More 日 (sun) kanji
暗 means "dark". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read くら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and アン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.
Common questions
- What does the kanji 暗 mean?
- 暗 means "dark". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 暗 have?
- 暗 is written in 13 strokes.
- How is 暗 read?
- It is read くら in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and アン in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 暗?
- 暗 is a JLPT N3 kanji.