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闇やみ (yami)

darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 2
  • #4022 most frequent

Meaning

闇 (やみ, yami) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “darkness, the dark, black-marketeering, dark, shady, illegal”.

Example sentences 12

犯人はんにんは闇やみに隠かくれた

The criminal hid in the dark.

一寸いっすん先さきは闇やみ。

Who can read the future?

真っ暗闇だ。

It is pitch dark.

光ひかりは闇やみを貫つらぬく。

The light penetrates the darkness.

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