noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. complete darkness, total darkness, pitch darkness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
真っ暗闇 まっくらやみ
真暗闇 まっくらやみ
 
 
 
真っ暗やみ まっくらやみ
 
 
まっ暗闇 まっくらやみ
 
 
 
 
まっくら闇 まっくらやみ
 
 
 
 
まっ暗やみ まっくらやみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

true, reality, Buddhist sect
シン ま まっ (3rd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
tool, utensil, means
グ そな.える つぶさ.に (3rd, N3)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
darkness, disappear, shade
アン くら.い くれ.る (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
get dark, gloom, disorder
やみ アン オン (11th)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)