真っ暗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
くら
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞っ暗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, truly) +‎ (kura, dark)

Pronunciation

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Noun

()(くら) (makkura

  1. total darkness

Adjectival noun

()(くら) (makkura-na (adnominal ()(くら) (makkura na), adverbial ()(くら) (makkura ni))

  1. totally dark; pitch dark
    • 1996 September 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “帰リ道その1 [The Way Home 1]”, in SHORT PROGRAM(ショート・プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 254:
      ——(むかし)(よる)はほんとにまっ(くら)だったよね。
      ——Mukashi, yoru wa honto ni makkura datta yo ne.
      ——Back in the day, night used to be deeply pitch dark.

Inflection