くら (makkura)

total darkness,shortsightedness,pitch dark

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

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 11

そとくらです。

It's pitch-dark outside.

真っ暗闇だ。

It is pitch dark.

そとは 真っまっくらだ。

It's pitch black outside.

そとは 真っまっくらだった。

It was pitch black outside.