黒暗

See also: 黑暗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒	暗
こく Grade: 2	あん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
黑暗 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 黒闇

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 黑暗 (hək̚ ʔʌm^H) (/xok ʔom/, “black darkness”). Compare modern Mandarin 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯᵝã̠ɴ]

Noun

1. absolute darkness
2. (Buddhism) a complete lack of virtue or wisdom
3. (color) pure black

Derived terms

• 黒暗暗 (こくあんあん, kokuan'an): (adjective) pure black