闇

Han character

 * 1) close, shut
 * 2) dark, dismal

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to close the door
 * 2) night; dusk; eclipse

Definitions

 * 1) room for mourning the death of a ruler

Kanji

 * 1) dark, darkness

Compounds

 * : a dark night, a night with no moon; a dark and depressing outlook
 * : a dark night, a night with no moon

Usage notes
Added to the jōyō kanji list on 30 November 2010; previously classified as jinmeiyō kanji.

Etymology 1
From. Ultimate roots uncertain. May be cognate with, ,.

Reconstructed as deriving ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) the dark, darkness

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) darkness, the dark
 * 2) a dark place
 * 3)  darkness, as a metaphor for worldly desires