Definition of 闇 (やみ)

やみ

闇

やみ

yami

noun, no-adjective
1.
darkness, the dark
noun
2.
bewilderment, despair, hopelessness
3.
hidden place, secrecy, oblivion
noun, no-adjective
4.
black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels
Related Kanji
闇 get dark, gloom, disorder
Example sentences(showing 14 results)

She managed to run away under cover of darkness

ひかり
光
やみ
闇の
なか
中
The light shines in the darkness

ねこ
猫
やみ
闇
もの
物
A cat can see in the dark

かれ
彼
やみ
闇
まぎ
紛れて
He escaped under cover of the darkness

The light went out and we were left in the dark

ひかり
光
やみ
闇
つらぬ
貫く
The light penetrates the darkness

ひとびと
人々
ひかり
光
やみ
闇
あい
愛した
、
おこな
行い
But man loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil

Darkness is the absence of light

We could barely make out two figures in the dark

Did you buy it on the black market

The darkness has not overcome it

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil

いっすんさき
一寸先
やみ
闇
Who can read the future

かれ
彼
げんき
元気
。
とつぜん
突然
。
いっすんさき
一寸先
やみ
闇
He was so healthy up to the minute of his sudden death. You really never know what might happen next