闇
やみ
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
darkness; the darkNoun
bewilderment; despair; hopelessness- hidden place; secrecy; oblivion
Noun, No-adjective
black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels
Example sentences
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The light penetrates the darkness.
深い闇だった。
It was a deep darkness.
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A cat can see in the dark.
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The light shines in the darkness.
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Darkness is the absence of light.
More examples (10)
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The darkness has not overcome it.
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The apartment buildings stood side by side in the darkness of the night.
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She managed to run away under cover of darkness.
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I struck a match in the darkness.
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Quick, turn off the lamp, I want to hide in the darkness.
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We could barely make out two figures in the dark.
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The light went out and we were left in the dark.
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But man loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
しかし私たちには本当のところは何もわからない。真実は闇の中だ。
But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down.
闇は、闇で追い払うことはできない。光だけがそれを可能にする。憎しみは憎しみで追い払うことはできない。愛だけがそれを可能にする。
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.