くら (makkura)

total darkness,shortsightedness,pitch dark

  • JLPT N2
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 3
  • #10300 most frequent
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Meaning

真っ暗 (まっくら, makkura) is a JLPT N2 adjectival noun meaning “total darkness,shortsightedness,pitch dark”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

そとくらです。

It's pitch-dark outside.

日曜の朝から真っ暗な話をお届けして失礼💀

Sorry for starting such a dark conversation on a Sunday morning.

真っ暗闇だ。

It is pitch dark.

そとは 真っまっくらだ。

It's pitch black outside.