やみ
闇

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. darkness, the dark.

noun

  1. bewilderment, despair, hopelessness.
  2. hidden place, secrecy, oblivion.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
やみ
闇
 闇 やみ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)